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I don't want to write about anger.
Crushing the structures of solitude
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To My Grandpa
He was one of the good ones
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The Iowa Women's Basketball team is full of incredible athletes—and artists
How the Hawkeyes have perfected the art of basketball
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Why I No Longer Begin My Sentences with "I Think"
On confidence and taking up space
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The skill of joy
On living idealistically
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Happy Anniversary to my Dead Pancreas
Why I choose to celebrate one of the worst days of my life
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I will make myself take risks.
A promise and a poem
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The Unexpected Appearance of the Collective Creative Spirit
How a NASCAR race became a creative experience
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Exploring The Art of Grief with Amy Putney-Koenig
The visual artist's new book explores death, grief, and narrative
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Communities are built upon the shoulders of independent bookstores
On "How to Save Bookstores and Why: The present and Future of Bookselling" by Danny Caine
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I think you should be bad at more things
and start asking yourself: who cares?
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How a Student's Mistake Taught Me About Inclusion
A misspeak leads to a lesson on empathy and forgiveness
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