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The Malevolent Guild of Pastry Chefs

Nov 22, 2017

Comic by John Peacock

Okay, class! Today we will make a cream bun.

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Bearing Witness, Past and Present

Oct 18, 2017

Essay by Marc Nieson

Standing before the mute petroglyphs, I found myself conjuring stories about what lay behind each rendering.

Why I Write, Nature, Truth-telling | Read More

Kathleen Spivack: Shaping What You Write

Oct 02, 2017

TW Interview by Jennifer Jean

You really have to swim down into yourself when you’re writing, which is why people confuse it all with mental illness.

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Lawrence Welk

Sep 18, 2017

Poem by Giavanna Munafo

A schmaltzy, eerily familiar tune that loops along, accordions swelling and shrinking, high-heeled, lipsticked women la-la-la-la-la-la-ing.

Prose Poetry, Adoption, Truth-telling | Read More

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Jun 05, 2017

Personal Essay by Rebecca Schumejda

I’m afraid of contributing to the stigma of mental illness by telling this story.

Memoir, Illness, Into Sanity | Read More