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The Shining, Reflective Shield:
An Interview with Kathleen Dean Moore

April 15, 2018

Interview by Miranda Perrone Introduction I can pinpoint the moment Kathleen Dean Moore came into my life. I remember stumbling out of ... Read More...

Old Road, New Stories: Modern Legacies, by Rob Carney

Old Roads, New Stories:
Modern Legacies
by Rob Carney

November 8, 2017

Currents, Old Roads, New Stories

A Literary Series for Ryan Zinke I teach a Modern Legacies course at Utah Valley University. I call it “Futuristic Fiction... Read More...

Our Ecology of Experience:
An Interview with Andrew Yang

July 10, 2017

Interviews

Interview by Miranda Trimmier Introduction Artist, writer, and educator Andrew S. Yang. Photo courtesy Andrew Yang. It would be easy... Read More...

Letter to America
by Juan Morales

February 9, 2017

Letter to America, Poetry

Click button above to hear Juan Morales read this poem, or click here to download poem in .mp3 format. Dear America I’m ... Read More...

Letter to America
by Ann Fisher-Wirth

December 26, 2016

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial Dear America, At my yoga studio’s holiday party last weekend, these words, in swirling letters, were my present,... Read More...

Last Run in the Batmobile
by Catherine Staples

June 21, 2016

Nonfiction

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Click button above to listen to the author read this essay against a backdrop of night sounds, or click here to download the essay in .mp3 form... Read More...

Old Roads, New Stories: Music History I
by Rob Carney

April 27, 2016

Currents, Old Roads, New Stories

A Literary Series The first time I heard The Grateful Dead was on KOMO AM 1000, and I was hooked at age nine. It’s an improbable origin sto... Read More...

Old Roads, New Stories:
Social Studies
by Rob Carney

January 28, 2016

Currents, Mount St. Helens, Old Roads, New Stories

A Literary Series My kid is 12, and he’s reading Frankenstein, and he’s down to the final ten pages, the part where Victor’s giving a speec... Read More...

Old Roads, New Stories: Spelling
by Rob Carney

January 7, 2016

Currents, Old Roads, New Stories

A Literary Series I was a spelling tutor once for three Arab guys—Mohammed, Muhammed, and Khalid. They were older than me. They were nice. ... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés:
Walking in Helena’s Shoes
by Zoë Calhoun

June 20, 2015

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

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A Series Set in Spain In a recent conversation with my parents, I confessed that I had finally found the value of spending extra time in th... Read More...

Living in Lavapiés:
Earning My Paddle Skirt
by Zoë Calhoun

May 21, 2015

Currents, Living in Lavapiés

A Series Set in Spain To earn extra cerveza money, English assistants like myself teach private lessons, clases particulares, after school.... Read More...

Laura’s Collection:
Finding Community through Field Work
by Lyn Baldwin

April 10, 2015

Image in Place, Nonfiction

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Text + Graphics by Lyn Baldwin It’s early morning, mid-June, in the Lac Du Bois grasslands just north of Kamloops, British Columbia. On han... Read More...

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