by Art Saves Lives | Jul 30, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
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? ...
by Art Saves Lives | Jul 1, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
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...
by Rob Haney | Mar 23, 2024 | Blog, Events
A virtual workshop with the author of Monstrilio, Gerardo Sámano Córdova, to benefit Community Building Art Works on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 at 12 PM Eastern Time. How do we keep our stories from stalling? In this class with author Gerardo Sámano Córdova we’ll play...
by Rob Haney | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Events
A virtual workshop with author Jillian Danback-McGhan to benefit Community Building Art Works on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 at 7 PM EDT. Many myths surround revision: it is tiresome, laborious, mainly involves editing, isn’t a creative act. What if writers...
by Ben Weakley | Dec 16, 2023 | Blog
This article originally was published on November 27, 2023 on the VA Blog. National Family Caregivers Month: The challenge of caring for Veterans November is recognized as National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor and support family caregivers. No one knows...
