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- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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Finding My Path to Motherhood
Posted on November 15, 2013 | 8 Comments–by Ginger C. Hanson, PhD As a genXer, growing up in an active LDS family, I struggled with the seemingly contradictory messages I heard about the role of women in society. My parents and church leaders encouraged me to pursue an education. The messages I […] -
You Don’t Know How It Feels
Posted on August 29, 2012 | 9 CommentsInstead of spinning narratives that minimize our old beliefs, make us feel superior, and make nodding rubes out of the orthodox, we should admit that we aren't -- and weren't -- special. Only after we've leveled the playing field are we in a position to empathize with anyone. -
Stories and Stone
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 9 CommentsHaving arrived in London last week on an ordinary mid-week mid-morning, I exited the lofty frame of St Pancras International Station, onto Pentonville Road. Consulting the compass on my phone, I walked West first, the great art galleries near Trafalgar Square as my destination. The […] -
On Shoes
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 18 CommentsAccording to their origins, shoes are functional items. They give a degree of protection against the chance of you stepping on something sharp or unfriendly, and may be designed to offer additional grip, warmth and in some cases, speed, compared with the bare foot. But […] -
A System
Posted on May 14, 2011 | 7 CommentsIn the 2000 Christopher Nolan film Memento, the central character (Leonard) has a big problem with his memory. After an accident an indeterminable amount of time ago, he is unable to form new memories, and while he feels he has a good recollection of everything […] -
What Dreams May Come
Posted on May 7, 2011 | 8 CommentsThere are two ways into the world of dreams. The first is to walk in consciously, the second is to achieve consciousness during or after it. These two modes suggest two ways of dealing with the unconscious mind: the largest part of our brain, and the seat of all that we do not understand about ourselves. -
Marshmallows, Obedience and You
Posted on April 30, 2011 | 12 CommentsIn the famous Stanford Marshmallow Experiment (1972), Professor Walter Mischel gave four year-old children a marshmallow, and instructed them that if they waited twenty minutes without eating it, they would be given another one. Mischel observed that although some would “cover their eyes with their […] -
Oklahoma!
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsThe first part of a two-post analysis of the dream of the American West, through a particularly successful 1955 movie adaptation of the Broadway hit. Six years ago, my paternal grandfather, Dennis, died of Motor Neurone (Lou Gehrig's) disease.