As I drove the final stretch home on my Southern U.S. road trip–through Wisconsin to the Twin Cities–the idea struck[…]
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Southern Experience #7: Stories (And Lessons) From a Memphis Retirement Home
Who better to share about the South than those who’ve been there the longest? On July 27 on my Southern Experience road[…]
Read moreSouthern Experience #5: Conversations on Spirituality, Connectedness, and Segregation With the People of Hot Springs, Arkansas
Bob the spiritual man shared about an unexplained sighting out in the woods. Tracy the Southern socialite talked about race, class, and her[…]
Read moreSouthern Road Trip, Part 3: Interview With an Arkansas “Redneck”
The bright skies and glowing energy of Tulsa were the perfect way to kick-start my introduction–and jumping-off point–to the South.[…]
Read moreInterviewing a Special Woman in the “Real” Village
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about life here in my village, Magulilwa. Soon after, I got an[…]
Read moreA Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through[…]
Read moreNeighborhood Interview #2: Sister-hood
One afternoon I was coming home from a walk when I passed an older woman trying to put a sign[…]
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