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Open Canon: Jane Roberts, or "Seth"
by E.R. Zarevich. Writer Jane Roberts claimed to have accessed the Other Side, but was her supernatural alter ego merely a gimmick to supplement a…
She Comes in Many Forms
Joshua Sabatini on the universal power of art and, well, going for it.
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To Linger
Winshen Liu on taking the time to pause. "And in taking the time to pause, to really see, I am gifted with hearing their voices shout the joy and…
Beyond the Peak
Joe Koch on late style and staying present with impermanence.
Open Canon: Aline Murray Kilmer
by Janna Grace. A century after the publication of her first volume, Aline Murray Kilmer’s brief Wikipedia page introduces her with the fact that…
Open Canon: Charles Burchfield
by John McMahon. The Romantic Realist, little remembered today, had a unique approach to watercolor landscape painting.
Tailored Congruence: the details essay
Erin Pesut on writing the details without getting stuck in them.
A Fool and His Money
by Edith Magak. The silent film, long considered lost, is the first narrative film to feature an all-Black cast.
Open Canon: Djuna Barnes
by E.R. Zarevich. Best known for her novel 'Nightwood,' Djuna Barnes is regarded by the LGBTQ community as a writer who dared.
The Lonely Boy
Eduardo Barreto on artistic connections and mourning. "All I can say is that I walked out of the room that day with my hand in my pocket and the…
Open Canon: Mary MacLane
by E.R. Zarevich. The Canadian-American writer was a prodigious memoirist, and self-promoter.
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