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The Stranger in the Box

Posted on September 9, 2018October 29, 2018 Rebecca Shaw

Sara Etgen-Baker is digging through her grandmother’s attic one day and comes across a box of old photographs of ancestors she’s never met. She learns about their past, their family, and their adventure that led her family to travel from Germany to America. … Continue readingThe Stranger in the Box

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

The Velvet Album

Posted on August 3, 2018April 12, 2019 Rebecca Shaw

Barbara Krasner explores an album left behind by her deceased grandmother, whom she has never met. … Continue readingThe Velvet Album

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

Opening a Closed Book

Posted on May 1, 2018December 31, 2018 Mel Johnson

A small box of family treasures given to Gayla Mills by her father sparks a journey through the generations. … Continue readingOpening a Closed Book

Cat Links Archived, Art & Photography, Nonfiction

Let Evening Blush to Own a Star

Posted on February 12, 2018October 16, 2018 Victoria Carvalho

By using form, poetry, and visuals, Joyce Munro’s story moves beyond fact and prompts readers to consider a sculpture and its owner in deeper ways. … Continue readingLet Evening Blush to Own a Star

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

It’s About Time

Posted on December 17, 2017August 22, 2018 Mel Johnson

Terri Elders looks back on her life and reminds us that all we have is this moment right now. … Continue readingIt’s About Time

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

Berlin Letters

Posted on October 18, 2017September 17, 2020 Mel Johnson

This essay by Ronnie Hess revisits her journey, through translated letters, to learn about and try to find peace with her Jewish grandparents’ lives in Nazi Germany.
… Continue readingBerlin Letters

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

A Lunar June

Posted on September 18, 2017May 2, 2018 Victoria Carvalho

A creative nonfiction piece by Brandon Hansen styled as an email to a lost love, with a bit of Russian space history thrown in. … Continue readingA Lunar June

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

Why Marjorie? by Laura B. Hayden

Posted on February 14, 2017August 18, 2020 carolynbernier

The roundabout road that led me to start digging deep at the Woody Guthrie Archives began well over forty years before the site opened… … Continue readingWhy Marjorie? by Laura B. Hayden

Cat Links Archived, Nonfiction

Quilting by Lisa A. Feintech

Posted on June 14, 2016October 11, 2017 jodonnell

Discover the art of quilting, as author Lisa A. Feintech takes you on a journey about her experience and how quilting brought her “pride and pleasure.” … Continue readingQuilting by Lisa A. Feintech

Cat Links Archived, Film, Nonfiction

The Hoofprint of History by Jonathan Silverman

Posted on April 1, 2015June 14, 2016 CaraP

This essay and slide show about abandoned horse-racing tracks explores meeting points of nature and public space. … Continue readingThe Hoofprint of History by Jonathan Silverman

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