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10 Things I've Learned from 100 Posts on Substack

Elections will not save us.

What Life is Letting Me Read Lately

Meet the Brilliant Minds Behind the Iowa Writers Collaborative

The Discomfort with Being Perceived

Communities are built upon the shoulders of independent bookstores

The Ways We Fracture

A Look Back at the Midwest Creative

A long, comfy car ride

Anthony Arroyo and the documentation of formerly neglected spaces

9 Midwest Creatives to Support this Week

I think you should be bad at more things

Exploring The Art of Grief with Amy Putney-Koenig

The Musings of a Midwest Creative #2

Why I No Longer Begin My Sentences with "I Think"

Creative Q&A: Suzanna de Baca

Connecting the cultivation of art and agriculture with the AgArts farm-to-artist residencies

The 15 Best Books of Macey Shofroth's 21st Century

I will make myself take risks.

Creative Nourishment: b. Robert Moore's "In Loving Memory"

Linger with me for a week

REPOST: It's So Nice to Be Here With People I Like

The Unexpected Appearance of the Collective Creative Spirit

The Economic Case: How Dan Jansen's Iowa LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce Makes Our State More Vibrant

Invite your friends to read The Midwest Creative

Creative Community: Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus

Bienvenido a Des Moines Celebrates Latino Art and Culture

Join the Iowa Writers Collaborative on Friday, May 31

The Musings of a Midwest Creative

Running 339 miles across the state

Creative Community: Ellie Cupp

Creative Community: Des Moines Film

Reminder: I am a guest on a live podcast today!

Creative Nourishment: Black Friend by Ziwe

We can't interrogate the world without ugly

When Love and Writing Mix (Or Don't)

When kids get to kick

Why do I stay?

I'm filling my creative well this week

Creative Community: Kelsey Bigelow, Caleb Rainey, and the Poetry Potluck

The Iowa Women's Basketball team is full of incredible athletes—and artists

Kelsey Bigelow learns to stand in her power in her collection "Far From Broken"

Creative Nourishment: Molly by Blake Butler

The Art of Love and Memory

Creative Community: Creative Midwest Media Cohort Elevates Creative Storytelling in the Midwest

I Traveled to New Orleans and I Didn't Write

Creative Nourishment: Writing prompt from Monica Rico and Suleika Jaouad

On Transforming My Creative Whims

Creative Nourishment: The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Happy Anniversary to my Dead Pancreas

Creative Community: Basi White

When Art isn't Just About "The Big Things"

An Iowan's Perspective on Iowan History