Essays

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Dogs on the streets of India

ANIMAL RIGHTS: Whose streets are they anyways?

Kiva Bottero·September 28, 2011

beach-sea-salt-ocean

ARLYN OF THE OCEAN: Pollution killed my friend

Contributing Writer·October 14, 2012

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ART AND EMOTION: Must the two be unified?

Erica Roberts·August 30, 2013

Model sailboat on ocean

AUTOPHONY: The sound of living inside a mother’s dementia

Pamela Gerber·September 1, 2015

Writing - Becoming a poet

BECOMING A POET: The magic of word art

Max Reif·March 14, 2012

dictionary definition of wisdom

BHAVANA: How we grow as knowledge cultivators

Pamela Gerber·March 14, 2016

COMING TO BABA: My 43-Year Romance With Meher Baba

Max Reif·September 27, 2014

prairies

COMMUNICATE IN NATURE: Isolated, but far from lonely

Contributing Writer·June 27, 2012

adult beautiful - distorted self image

DISTORTED SELF IMAGE: How we see ourselves is not how others see us

Alana Fiander·June 2, 2013

millenial - dot com children (2)

DOT COM CHILDREN: Raising a child in the new millennium

Contributing Writer·March 24, 2013

Woman singing - expressing herself

EXPRESS YOURSELF: Finding a voice within an authoritarian social system

Contributing Writer·May 26, 2014

standing on scale - fat-shaming

FAT-SHAMING: Why do I owe an excuse?

Contributing Writer·March 18, 2014

brazilian jiu-jitsu - follow through swing

FOLLOW THROUGH: Nothing happens until you take action

Michael Myers·August 27, 2013

woman on rock - gut instinct

GUT INSTINCT: The inborn warning system you should heed

Alana Fiander·January 19, 2013

HAPPY RE-BIRTHDAY TO ME!: A personal essay by Max Reif

Max Reif·January 30, 2013

nature - healing with grace

HEALING WITH GRACE: It’s all about attitude

Contributing Writer·January 23, 2013

landscape how to write about africa

HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA II: The Revenge—a satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·December 9, 2012

Africa conceptual image - Woman

HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA: A satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·May 3, 2012

pen and book - journalling

JOURNALING: A personal essay on the benefits of journal writing

Catina Noble·July 7, 2012

A lit match

KESSLER: By Max Reif

Max Reif·September 3, 2013

letter H saying "I demand to be heard"

LANGUAGE PEDANT: “I could care less” and other speech absurdities

Jane Olivier·June 4, 2015

birds - learning to fly

LEARNING TO FLY: Finding your way out of the dark

Wanda Monague·March 23, 2013

People dancing - Lost in dance

LOST IN DANCE: A personal essay on reconnecting with our true selves through dance

Max Reif·August 29, 2012

Pyrenees dog - Essay about aging

LUCKY: ‘Til death do us part

Contributor·December 19, 2013