This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue I of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in November 2021, page 22-23. Penning, Printing and Pressing On There’s nothing civil about…
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Foot Soldier for Justice: Interview with Kathlyn J. Kirkwood
Kathlyn J. Kirkwood discusses her memoir for young readers on the making of MLK Day By Julie Danielson for Chapter16.org, originally published January 25, 2022 “I was…
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Swirling thoughts threaten my joy. Burnout: groceries, again; cooking, again; backpacks, again; that minivan with doors that slide: forward, back; forward, back; forward, back; again.…
Read More January: A PoemCalled to the Water: A global fleet of stories about the deep
By Emily Choate for Chapter16.org originally published January 18, 2022 Trouble the Waters: Tales from the Deep Blue — a new anthology of speculative fiction co-edited by lauded…
Read More Called to the Water: A global fleet of stories about the deepFeeding a Movement: Interview with Suzanne Cope
Suzanne Cope profiles Black women who used food to fight for freedom By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published January 12, 2022 We often associate the civil…
Read More Feeding a Movement: Interview with Suzanne CopeSouthern Sinterklaas: Merging Holiday Traditions
“Anything sweet in the cupboard?” I asked. December and the holidays bring out the worst in my sweet tooth. “We still have some of these…”…
Read More Southern Sinterklaas: Merging Holiday TraditionsGiving Thanks for a Life of Contrast
I’m alone in my kitchen. It’s earrrrrly Sunday morning before Thanksgiving and it is quiet. The calm before the storm. I sit in silence and…
Read More Giving Thanks for a Life of ContrastChapter16: Lifting the Veil on Slavery
Wayne Dowdy documents the history of enslaved African Americans in Memphis By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published November 17, 2021 Whenever one of my…
Read More Chapter16: Lifting the Veil on SlaveryStorytellers United. All of our Behind the Arts participants have been selected; registration is now closed.
StoryBoard will be announcing the workshop participants in a couple of weeks. Original announcement (September 1, 2021) Interested in following a Playhouse rehearsal? The Metal…
Read More Storytellers United. All of our Behind the Arts participants have been selected; registration is now closed.Life with Zoe
Time Capsules Words and Zoe Photos By Ken Billett A woman, bundled up for the frigid November morning, rounded a cement pathway, heading in our…
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