DISPATCHES FROM UTOPIA by Nora Romelia This is the wheel I crank to unravel time. When it spins, the sky…
Foraging for Ramps
DISPATCHES FROM UTOPIA by Randi Hoffman Our excursion leader, Kristin, was younger than the rest of us. She wore a…
The Art of Conversation in a Frustrating Era
by China Martens It’s never a question of ‘critical mass.’ It’s always about critical connections. —Grace Lee Boggs Saw this…
How to Know When You’re Loved: Catskills Road Trip
By Jenny Forrester Sitting, now, writing this—wind gusts over 60 mph, snow flurries, here, in the Rockies; the snow won’t…
Is Home a Place or a Feeling?
by Suzanne Westhues I sit at the writing space in the Moon Room at the Mutual Aid Society, an artists’ retreat…
Utopia Border
Is Relaxed a Place or a Feeling? By Christa Orth When I made my home Amsterdam, a stillness took over…
Putting My Eyes on Mountains
by Dusty Bryndal I am standing on the painted greenwooden plank back porch, just out of the tub,naked in front…
Telling the Truth Feels Dangerous
by Elisa Sinnett Dispatches from Utopia I’m heading to Utopia and a place called “The Mutual Aid Society.” I’m a…
Southward Seeking
Beth Clements Mosley It’s hot here. Here, at this moment, is Truth or Consequences, New Mexico at the end of…
Magnetic Fields
Leah Nagely Robbins I traveled to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on September 29, 2023 – what would have been my…