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Reviving the oral tradition

There’s a Way out of This Trap, and It’s Free

How can storytellers thrive in an era of isolation? We believe we've found a way.

Mar 93 min read

Who Should Your Beta Readers Be?

Who Should Your Beta Readers Be?

Writers, are you really getting feedback from the best beta readers?

Oct 13, 20243 min read

Pretending: Meditations on Sisterhood

Pretending: Meditations on Sisterhood

Quincy Schmechel reflects on sisterhood, a many-splendored thing.

Quincy Schmechel

May 12, 202419 min read

Waiting for Her Own Gust

Waiting for Her Own Gust

After years of catering to others’ needs, writer, producer, and educator Peppur Chambers finds herself at center stage.

Peppur Chambers

Nov 19, 20234 min read

Life's Nonlinear Journey: Triumphs and Trauma in a World Scarred by War

Life's Nonlinear Journey: Triumphs and Trauma in a World Scarred by War

Sarwa Azeez charts her life as an outsider and explores the peaks and valleys of journey as a displaced person.

Sep 24, 202310 min read

The Witches Within

The Witches Within

A born skeptic, Itto Outini was nonetheless swayed by the power of witchcraft—but not in the way that the witches intended.

Sep 18, 20238 min read

From Darkness, Radiance: The Life and Legacy of Blind Jeweler Ma’alam Brahim

From Darkness, Radiance: The Life and Legacy of Blind Jeweler Ma’alam Brahim

Travel to the Old Madina of Meknes, Morocco and meet the renowned blind jeweler Ma'alam Brahim.

Abdelghafour ben Lahbib

Sep 4, 20235 min read

A Home Beyond Walls: Nurturing Belonging through Artistic Refuge

A Home Beyond Walls: Nurturing Belonging through Artistic Refuge

Sarwa Azeez reflects on belonging and home as experienced by three generations of Kurdish women.

Aug 6, 202312 min read

No News is Good News

No News is Good News

Mekiya Outini seeks better ways to engage with the news in the 21st-century's post-truth media landscape.

Jul 24, 202313 min read

Banking on a Myth

Banking on a Myth

In this co-authored commentary, the Outinis ask, "If we're going to let ideas possess us, shouldn't we ask them what they mean to do?"

Jun 26, 20236 min read

It Just Gets Butter and Butter

It Just Gets Butter and Butter

A bad film prompts Mekiya to reflect on the relationship between nostalgia, creativity, imagination, accommodations, dinosaurs, and butter.

Apr 20, 202312 min read

From the Dirt in My Hands to the Soil Beneath My Feet

From the Dirt in My Hands to the Soil Beneath My Feet

Julia Walters meditates on her place in the world, her relationship with nature, and her companionships, human and non.

Mar 21, 202314 min read

But Your Heart Can See for Miles...

But Your Heart Can See for Miles...

"Don't say you're blind," the bus driver called after us. "You're not blind. You just can't see."

Feb 3, 20238 min read

Coronavirus, Kelly Clarkson, Coffee, and Me

Coronavirus, Kelly Clarkson, Coffee, and Me

Itto remembers the early days of the pandemic and reflects on the slippery nature of loss.

Dec 24, 20226 min read

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