Image Essay by Theresa Williams
Elvis Presley seemed like a wandering soul in search of a purpose that remained just out of reach.
Music
Elvis and Amazing Grace
Nov 20, 2014
What If You’re Not Shakespeare or Jay Z?
Nov 10, 2014
TW Theme Feature by John Vogel
I’ve often wondered what keeps other musicians and writers going, especially those who aren’t out to make a hit record.
Channeling Capote's "In Cold Blood"
Dec 03, 2012
Theme Essay by Mali Sastri
There I see, not only reflected but clarified and articulated in ways I hadn’t imagined possible, the inside of myself.
The Collaged Brain
Nov 07, 2012
Image Essay by Camille Martin
What narrative or allegory arises in this collage when a snake flies through the air carrying a staircase?
Why We Read Memoirs by Musicians
Sep 10, 2012
Book Review by Fred Setterberg
On page one, older brother Ira drunkenly insults his mama.
Why I Don’t Sing
Oct 27, 2011
Essay by Danielle Martínez
Spanish and music became ingrained in me, but English was my mother tongue.
Don’t Take Away My David Bowie
Oct 03, 2011
Book Review by Martha Nichols
He wore a blue jumpsuit with flames over his crotch. He swirled a yellow cape on one arm, amid dancers dressed in spider-webbed leotards.
