Louder Than a Bomb inspires teen poets
Soft guitar music played quietly as four high school students moved their microphones into position, forming a tight quadrangle on the small stage. As they readied themselves to perform —...
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Todd Hasak-Lowy writes for kids and hits the mark
In 33 minutes, Sam Lewis is going to get the daylights knocked out of him. By his best friend, no less. The idea of getting beaten up is daunting to...
Visions of Mann’s ‘Venice’ in Russo’s ‘Nate in Venice’
The title isn't the only similarity between Richard Russo's new e-short, "Nate in Venice," and Thomas Mann's novella, "Death in Venice." In both pieces, the main character obsesses over an...
Jen Lancaster on time travel, high school and ‘Here I Go Again’
As seasoned time-travelers, Marty McFly and Doc Brown know all too well that changing the past alters the future. And that's exactly what Lissy Ryder, the main character in Jen...
‘The Electric Mind’ brings complex world of brain impulse research to life
The idea of impulses in a human brain controlling objects outside the body sounds like science fiction. To people who've lost a limb or become paralyzed, it sounds like a...
Melanie Benjamin has a novel focus
Melanie Benjamin has Web browser bookmarks full of women. No, she's not looking for possible cabinet members — she's searching for little-known historical women to feature in her next novel....
He doesn’t want to be a pirate
Fred Stoller is not a leading man, but if you watch TV, you've seen him. He has appeared on "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Friends," "Dharma & Greg," "Veronica Mars" and "Scrubs."...
‘Shy Town Girls’ come out of their shells
Tell me if you've heard this story before: Four good friends living in a big city try to navigate the treacherous world of dating while managing their careers and staying...
Claire Bidwell Smith explores losing both parents at a young age
Claire Bidwell Smith buried both of her parents by the time she was 25. At an age when most young adults celebrate newfound independence, Smith had it thrust upon her....
A magazine on the MAKE
For Sarah Dodson, working the bar at Gunther Murphy's Public House, a now-shuttered Lakeview watering hole, was like being in a classroom. Here, regulars bellied up to the bar and...