This is Marilyn, at seventeen. I think she’s beautiful, far more so than I remembered growing up. Why did I not see that? I think it’s that she valued... read more
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Survival is the story of Albert Wallace’s dramatic experiences during World War II as an air gunner with the RCAF and a prisoner of war in Hitler’s Germany. This work... read more
Guest post by Alexandra Risen I haven't been a debut writer forever. It just feels that way. Likely because of how often... read more
SANDRA SHAW HOMER was a guest speaker at my first Costa Rica writers' retreat (2012) and a co-organizer for my second (2015). I can’t imagine why my father picked... read more
During November, the month of Remembrance, we read and watch many interviews with... read more
“Identity is a difficult thing when you’re in between spaces”: Writer Sonja Boon on defining oneself
"I am the girl in the back. The quiet brown one in a sea of white. There’s another brown girl next door in the brown teacher’s class. Maybe she’s more... read more