Winter. Such a beautiful, horrible time of year. Here in Southeast Iowa we may not…
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Glass Lyre Press announces the release of "The Philosopher Savant " by Rustin Larson! Glass…
As we enter the darkest time of the year, many holidays celebrate the rebirth of the…
The story goes (as my mother tells it) that when I was two years old,…
Tulsi got me into drinking herbal teas. Tulsi, also called holy basil, is a sacred…
Tanell Pretorius and Amy Van Beek have worked out ways to eat well, even when…
The first garlic I saw growing in a garden was at an Iowa City Community…
Oh, I can feel something coming on,” I said. “This is not good. There’s a…
Poet William Kemmett was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. His poems have appeared in numerous poetry…
The windows darken, a few scholars lean forward, their chins in their palms. Someone shifts…
I invoke the gods of randomness: a pile of blue, red, and yellow rubberbands; a…
Every spring, flowers bloom, snow melts, and wild babies are born. Every spring in my…