In preparation for this essay, I looked through my collection of half-finished journals. In the neon-colored “Ballerina Bunnies” Lisa Frank notebook that haphazardly documents my teenage life, I found this entry from 1996: I CAN’T SLEEP. Why has Hypnos condemned me? ...
I know I’m crazy. I try to align events with my body’s tension but can’t remember properly, my racing heart or late-night brain awake with calculations for escape. What if I just walked out, took my body with me? I could wait until my mother and sister are asleep and...
Community Building Art Works (CBAW) is one of 41 organizations nationwide selected to receive a Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant. A grant of $50,000 will support CBAW’s Mission Belonging initiative, which brings together military, veteran, and...
“I ran from the country of my birth because I did not want to die. I am a child of state erasure.” I was born on a war-torn block. Bombs shook the ground and lit up the sky. Fire hung in flaming threads from blown-out windows in abandoned buildings. Foot...
Coming up on Thursday, June 6th, 2024 at 7 PM Eastern Time. Join us online. Used to play an instrument but it’s been a long time? Always wanted to try to learn an instrument or write a song, but not sure where to start? Join cellist and composer Wytold and get...
