Talking Writing Magazine

My Heart Will Go On

Essay by Hillary Moses Mohaupt

I turned to the only francophone music I could find in northern Illinois: the early Canadian albums of Céline Dion.

The Loss

Essay by Edward M. Cohen

When I awake with no desire to rush for a pen, it’s hard to see the value in what is happening.

Invisible Gardener

Essay by Valerie Bacharach

I don’t know why I think of her now, standing at the cliff’s edge, nothing before me but water.

Daytime All the Time

Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

Everyone else in my family would remember me when I was gone. But not him.

Rooted in Place

Essay by Ryder S. Ziebarth

That spring, still lamenting the loss of sidewalks, my daughter would barely leave the house without me by her side.

D Is for Decomposition

Flash Essays by David Carlin and Nicole Walker

My decomposing body might be inspiration for whole tribes of thankful creatures in the soil.

Music Talk: Digital Losses

Video Feature by John Vogel

Shifting from physical media to digital distribution has had a direct influence on the role the arts play in our lives.

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