September 9th, 2025

This reading of Eye of the Albatross takes us to the very remote Laysan Island in the western chain of Hawaiian Islands,,and the sobering damage even one odd seed stuck on a shoelace from a visitor or one ant hiding in a box of supplies,  can do to an isolated...

Black Arms That Hold You Up

Ben Passmore is an Ignatz and Eisner award-winning author and political cartoonist and his graphic novel Black Arms That Hold You Up is a gripping account of Black history seldom told. It is introspective and challenging. The book is raw in its honesty and refreshing...

Ep. 28 Walking Etiquette

In the twenty eighth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie delves into the four core rules of sharing a sidewalk and how to be more respectful of those around you. Sources: Linehan, Amanda. 2012. “Walk This Way: Tips for Pedestrian Etiquette – MAPC.” MAPC. April 19, 2012....

September 4th, 2025

AUTUMN AGAIN by Minnesota Poet Laureate, Joyce Sutphen, is from her collection Carrying Water to the Field.