from the editor, Spring 2025: New
When we first decided on the theme “new” for this Spring 2025 issue, I thought it would be a fun, lighthearted concept to explore. I kep...
A Home is Created: On moving away from my hometown
By Jasmine Jones I spent the first 24 years of my life in Missouri, specifically Southeast Missouri. I’ve never called another place home....
Sponsored Content: Pickleball, your new favorite hobby
Sponsored Content If you haven’t tried pickleball yet, consider this your sign to grab a paddle and get in on the fun. It’s the sport ev...
Dreams: Talking perseverance, deferment and fulfillment with filmmakers Shirlee Wilson and Fred Jones
More than a year ago, I had a conversation with filmmakers and wife/husband duo Shirlee Wilson and Fred Jones about their film “Sugarhouse...
New in Nature: Marsha Haskell
By Marsha Haskell During the spring of 2008, our beloved boxers Max and Mollie, affectionately referred to as “the twins,” succumbed to ...
New in Nature: Megan McClanahan
By Megan McClanahan I didn’t realize how much my grandma meant to me until I lost her. I visited her almost every single day for a few...
New in Nature: Becki Yetman
By Becki Yetman My professional role as a journey guide for cancer patients has helped me realize we shouldn’t leave things unsaid. I spen...
New in Nature: Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath
By Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath Throughout the past 27 years, I have moved back and forth between Taiwan and the United States, pursuing educati...
New in Nature: Aaron Eisenhauer
By Aaron Eisenhauer When my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, her oncologist didn’t know how much time she had, but he was cle...