New year = new titles to explore
Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library A new month means new things to read, new bookish goals, and new t...
meet along the way: Phyllis Johnson
By Jasmine Jones This story was first published in the September 2022 issue of The Best Years with the title “Community Cookbook: Goul...
Meet Along the Way: Joann Lester
By Jasmine Jones This story was first published in the December 2022 issue of The Best Years with the title “Faces of Southeast Missou...
Meet Along the Way: Sharon Tuschhoff
Words By Jasmine Jones Bird photo by Sharon Tuschhoff This story was first published in the Winter 2022 issue of mind + body. Sharon Tusch...
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Ghosts of Christmas Past: Join us on a Dickensian adventure this h...
meet along the way: Fran Scholl
At 12 years old, Fran Scholl knew she wanted to be in the military. What she didn’t know was how unusual that was for a young girl in 1968...
from the editor, Winter 2022: Interact
For a long time, I was hesitant to claim the title “writer;” I thought I maybe kind of sort of was, but I wasn’t sure. I wrote. And I ...
Make Art (It’s easy not to)
By Seraphina McAteer Just a couple of months ago, I graduated with a degree in fine arts, and already, I am struggling to keep creating a pr...
This Book Changed Me: Reflecting on the power of words
I have loved books ever since I memorized Dr. Seuss’ “Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?” at age two and fell in love with “Itchy Itchy Chi...