Escaping America

It’s harder than you might think

The Horse’s Mouth

Writing Oregon

My state’s literature, in all its brilliance and depth

Emergencies in Spanish

When emergency calls and miscommunications collide

Time Marches On

(Except when it doesn’t)

In Memory of a Great Teacher

Glenn Hobson, 1955-2014

Boxes

A discussion about the future

Are Our Screams, Sighs, and Giggles Universal?

Two studies suggest yes and no

Overdosing on Communication

Whither Facebook, Myspace, etc.?

Men in Tights

Shakespeare and the power of disguise

The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday

Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history

Burned

“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Paige Ledom

Out of the ordinary

Cudillero

“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Keepers of the Old Ways

Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive

Above the River of Your Longing

Two new prompts

Casa Gorín

“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers

Poems read aloud, beautifully

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