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October 2023
Flower Throwers
In a 2015 article published in The Nation, author Toni Morrison writes that “in times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.” She goes on…
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Sarah Carter
3
Songs of Humanity
I don’t know how to hold it all. I don’t know how to unravel and bear witness and still function as if I’m not a heap of pulled threads on the floor. I…
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Corinne Shark
4
Pretty Camp
It’s an unusually hot October afternoon when I join Corinne for a few days in Arizona to develop new work for Slow Burn’s upcoming release. We’ve…
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Sarah Carter
4
Into a Dark Wood
My candle flickered orange last night as the desert sun sank below the horizon line and the sky burned an orange trail following her down out my window…
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Corinne Shark
1
September 2023
Landscapes Lost
There is a line in The Body is an Ecotone by Sophie Strand that I can’t stop thinking about. She writes, “Your body is a love song to a lost landscape…
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Sarah Carter
2
the healing we didn't see coming
Fall has finally arrived in the desert. And let’s be clear, by “FALL” I mean the temps are under 100, I can drink my coffee on the back patio without…
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Corinne Shark
3
In The Flow
As Corinne so beautifully shared last week, we’re using this space to share the things we are feasting on creatively all month long. ‘The art that has…
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Sarah Carter
Time to Feast
Sarah and I close our laptops after a planning meeting with our publisher and agent and immediately get on FaceTime together to EXHALE. So many details…
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Corinne Shark
she-spider
A small, exquisite web dances on the breeze, anchored between a rain barrel and a garden post in my backyard. In the middle sits a tiny orb spider…
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Sarah Carter
2
August 2023
The Fierce Heart of Hope
Dear Tokitae,
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Corinne Shark
3
The Truth is Messy
Happy Back to School Season to all who celebrate! Emerson began his Sophomore year on Monday, and Mercy started her 5th Grade Era on Thursday. But let's…
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Sarah Carter
14
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