Mary Shelley is an inspiration to me. I read (most) of Frankenstein when I was in grade school, and back then I didn’t understand that her …
Literary Profile: Maria Ruiz de Burton
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I want to bring attention to Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, an under-recognized but important female voice in American …
Untitled by Michael Allen
The wind knows you better than you do Your soul knows the stars Are your only real Lover A A Michael Allen’s work has …
Day 86 2014
We love this selfie by talented photographer Elizabeth Stiles. You can see more of her work here!
Urine For A Treat: Nigerian Girls Come Up With Natural Fuel Alternative
In 2012, the Maker Faire Africa (MFA) held its conference in Lagos, Nigeria. The Maker Faire Africa is dedicated to inventing things that Africa needs, …
Just a Couple of Old Fashioned Love Stories
This morning I was listening to the end of Carrie Fisher’s new book Shockaholic, and she describes a scene where her father Eddie Fisher brings …
The Woman Who Fell in Love with a Mermaid by Amanda Rodriguez
There once was a woman who lived by the sea. She was not very young, and she was not very old. She made decorative armor …
Music and Your Brain
I’m sure that at one point in your life your parents pushed you to try and pick up an instrument or take some sort of …