In the Air of Elsewhere
Traveling and the art of learning how to breathe
I think I have finally found a cure for depression—the big sad, the nope zone. Obviously, this cannot be a catch-all. It is not foolproof, but it is something I […]
A “Trebling” Year for Music Students
A Sweet Melody Plays on For Students as the Semester Comes to an End Recitals, Virtual Concerts and COVID-19, Oh My!
As students began to navigate their classes virtually, music majors had to adjust to a new setting of ensemble groups, getting to know other parts of campus for their practices and perform in front of virtual audiences. Vanessa Sielert, […]
Flash Fiction: The Arboretum
The park near my home is a very special place. It’s an arboretum, a museum for plants and trees. A small, man-made forest, created from seeds of nature hailing from […]
Poetry: Ruffled Feathers
If only if only the woodpecker cried, The farmers, they saw him and took both his eyes.They went to the market with marbles in pockets And sold his eye sockets […]
COVID’s Latest Victim May Be Print Formats
The pandemic’s impact on the longstanding print versus digital reading material debate.
Once in a while, a book comes along where each flip of the page brings more bliss as the plot captivates us. With the pages whittling down, our left hand is forced to bear the […]
Flash Fiction: The Hit
The last time I played baseball, the field was bathed in a sea of yellow and orange sunlight that turned the grass to gold. The sight would have been beautiful, […]
Flash Fiction: Good Brother
“Catch me if you can!” My younger brother, Mika, whizzes past me into the viridian evergreens. The snow has just melted off their pine needles, and everything around us in […]
Poetry: Blank Canvas
Primed in white or black, or whatever color you please. Or simply left natural, pure and solus, The sparks of creativity are home to possibilities, Ready to be painted upon the blank canvas. Perhaps… […]
Poetry: Ambiguity of Anguish
I’m being crushed by the world. Cold, Ambivalent to only those who don’t look back. Sharks. I bite my sore, gritted teeth, Jaw bruised blue from the anguish. Taught pressure […]
Humans of Moscow: Madalyn Asker builds affordable homes with Moscow Housing Trust
UI student discusses managing her busy schedule while working on housing project
Q: Can you tell me about the housing project you’re involved in? A: I’m in my first year of master’s right now, and we’re doing a design build. It’s affordable […]