Jeremy Mann is a queer Jewish writer, organizer, and birder based in San Francisco, CA.
His work can be found in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Standard, 48Hills, PROTOCOLS, and elsewhere. He is currently working on his first novel.
Featured Writings
48Hills
“How Sally Mango’s ‘Pressure Slide’ Helped Me Cope with Ecological Collapse”
“Sally Mango, a San Francisco-based indie-jazz-pop band, sees their music as an attempt to dance with the coming apocalypse. If we can’t sustain a straight-on look at climate change, then what if we tried dancing at its fringes? We can weave in and out of its terrors, all the while never losing sight of what makes fighting for survival worthwhile: love, family, friends—and of course, good music…”
PROTOCOLS
“Over or Under”
I exhale the breath I’ve been holding, and it all comes rushing back. The nighttime transfers to the hospital. The rising death toll. How it starts with fatigue. Then, the dry cough. Soon, a choking for air. Forty-one days since I’ve seen another human. Longer since I’ve touched one. Nobody is coming for me…
San Francisco Chronicle
“How San Francisco's HIV/AIDS Warriors Paved the Way for Today's Cannabis Gold Rush”
When asked what medical marijuana meant to him and his community, Koehn tears up. “Cannabis was a salvation for me with HIV and AIDS. ... It helped a lot of people,” he says, composing himself before adding with pride, “and the genesis of the cannabis movement was AIDS patients, here in San Francisco…”