Archive of month: May 2025

From the Editor, Summer 2025: Failure

A couple of years ago, one of my friends asked me if I’d ever felt like I’d failed at something. At the time, I honestly couldn’t think of an example from my own life. We got interrupted and never came back to the conversation, but sometimes I still think about that moment and what I […]
2 weeks ago

Imperfection: It’s in the details

Art Direction and Photos by Aaron Eisenhauer Modeling by Madelyn Kueker Introduction, Art Direction and Styling by Mia Pohlman   Photo shoots often show women looking perfect. But what if they captured moments that were more true-to-life? In this photo shoot, we capture details that happen to all of us. Here’s to embracing the beauty […]
2 weeks ago

Epic Fails: Sometimes, it just doesn’t work out

We’ve all been there: We do something that’s not as graceful as we might have hoped, or something doesn’t turn out the way we imagined it. It happens to the best of us. Here, seven women offer up their embarrassing moments, in solidarity.   On a nice day, I was practicing my cartwheels. Soon, on […]
2 weeks ago

Artist Spotlight: Amy Clippard

Amy Clippard is a sous chef at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), where she balances her time between catering for large events, cooking lessons for students, and creating new recipes and displays. Last year, she traveled to Dallas as one of 23 chefs from across the country to participate in the Women in Culinary Showcase, […]
2 weeks ago

meet along the way: Sonja Davis

This story was first published in the May 2025 issue of The Best Years as “Community Cookbook: Make Chicken and Dumplings With Sonja Davis.” Sonja Davis of Jackson grew up learning the ropes of farm life. Her dad raised cattle and pigs on his 500-acre farm. Chickens were ordered in the spring and butchered in […]
4 weeks ago