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Making Art about What Matters to Us

Everyone has a story. Many stories. Often our stories emerge from pain or struggle. Storytelling helps us make sense of a swirl of...

Mothering and Writing through Cancer

This Mother’s Day, I think about all the ordinary women doing extraordinary things for their family and themselves. For me, it is a...

From Isolation to Metamorphosis: Slow Art for Children and Teens

This week, I wrote, “I feel forlorn and unmotivated. I am exhausted by 4pm, left with a defeated world at my feet. I can’t muster...

Light, Dark and Shadow: Living through Art and Drama during COVID-19

I remember the day my hair started falling out. I finished an oncology appointment and was standing outside waiting for my ride. I had...

Anti-racist Parenting and Teaching is Emotional Well-being

“I am a young black man, doing all that I can to stand… I just want to live.” –12 year old Keedron Bryant. I listen to Keedron as a...

Racism Is a Public Health Emergency

Thank you to Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins for this assertion and your leadership in the wake of George Floyd’s...