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Election Response
by Camille Harmer
Learning to Sing Stories
by Juan Felipe Herrera, performance artist, activist, and U.S. Poet Laureate in 2015
My Favorite Things
by George Bailey, 74. Retired helicopter pilot (45 years). Failed musician, proficient amateur illustrator, avid sailor.
Sometimes You Just Need to Keep Reading
by Mab Segrest, Professor Emerita, Connecticut College
Butthole Surfers Blew My Mind
by Bob Schneider, musician, songwriter, and artist based in Austin, Texas
The Only Person of Color in the Room
by Betty Reid Soskin, U.S. National Park Service Ranger
Pleased to Meet You, Lady Elizabeth
by Frankie Urrutia-Smith, Graduate Student, 24
Perspectives
by Angela Linker, Educator
Finding My Long-Lost Grandmother
by Jewel Parker, Age 27, Ph.D. candidate in History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Finding “the Truth” in Music
by Ben Wides, age 46, social studies teacher, East Side Community High School, New York City
Discovering How Literature and Art Place Demands on Us
by Dr. Gil Greggs, Director of Academic Programs, St. David’s School, Raleigh NC
Spreading the Love of Libraries
by Deborah Jung, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District
A House
by Alejandro, 19, student
Can You Imagine a World Without Birdsong?
by Terry Tempest Williams, author, conservationist, activist
The Consequences of War Dissension
by Kimberly Perry-Sanderlin, AIG Specialist- Durham Public Schools (NC)
Reflections on the Banks of the Tiber
by Alexander Lowe McAdams, literary scholar and dedicated pedagogue
Why Representation Matters
by Bridget H., Ph.D. student
The Library
by Katie Ireland Kuiper, 29, Ph.D. Candidate
Origin Stories: Or, Making Sense of Surprises in the Family Tree
by Molly A. Warsh, Assistant Professor of World History, University of Pittsburgh
Without Words
by Christina Lohry, Chantilly Montessori School, Charlotte, NC
The Power of Superheroes
by Jonathan Lethem, novelist
A Scientist Appreciates the Humanities
by Andromeda Crowell, 27, Science Teacher, Orange High School, Hillsborough, NC
A Mountain of Faith
by Victoria Machado, 30, PhD Candidate in Religion & Nature / Writing Instructor at the University of Florida
Overlooked Histories
by Kristen Wilson 30 years old, history teacher in Albemarle County, Virginia
Spaces & Stories: Kent State
by Stephen Kidd, Executive Director, National Humanities Alliance
For the First Time It Felt Like Someone Was Writing About Me
by Justin Parmenter, Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, NC
"Teach Them Well and Let Them Lead the Way"
by Kathryn Thayer, Social Studies Teacher
Studying the Jacobins and Rethinking my Political Leanings
by Tim Miller, Salisbury University
Southern History, Turned Upside Down
by J. Porter Durham, Jr., General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Global Endowment Management, LP