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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.
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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.
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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!
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Sarah Carter
14
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