Category: Friends
Share the Wealth with Sari Althubyani: Under The Deep Blue Sea
Join us this Sunday 9 September when Sari Althubyani will share his experiences as a deep-sea diver. A native of Saudi Arabia, Sari is currently studying business at Maryville University. Potluck dinner begins at 6:00…
Share the Wealth with Gregory Pass: Notes from My Library
Moving into our house five years ago gave my wife, Jennifer Lowe, and me room to expand our libraries. I have been collecting or accumulating books with some purpose since I was eleven or twelve…
Share the Wealth with Linsey Stevens: Iphelia and Editing with the Gift of Feeling
What kind of work would you wake up in a hospital bed eager to do? And how is editing like being a doula? The first question is one I answered back in the fall of…
Not a River-Like Novel; But a Novel Like Poetry, or Rather, a Narrative Poem, an Epos in Mosaic, a Kind of Arabesque Preoccupation
Over the weekend Lindsey asked me some questions about my writing process (such as, How long did it take you to write Book of Mev? Did you always know what the structure would be? How did…
Share the Wealth with Rebecca Gorley: The Overnight Janitor
Loss is universal. The impact of loss is unpredictable. Overnight Janitor tells these stories. Anyone can be an Overnight Janitor. The idea for Overnight Janitor originated from incessant feelings and observations of loss. Even though…
Gratitude for Demun Share the Wealth Writing Class
As the summer Share the Wealth Writing Class on Demun winds down, gratitude is, once again, an appropriate theme for meditation (quotations with page number are from Robert A. Emmons, Gratitude Works!). “A French proverb…
Share the Wealth with Andrew Ivers: The Hersh Files
My name is Andrew Ivers and I will be giving a talk about the news industry inspired by Reporter, the recently published memoir of investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. He’s probably best known for unearthing the…
Share the Wealth with Jessie and Savannah
Jessie Sarber and Savannah Sisk are moving to Minneapolis at the very end of July for a new adventure. Jessie will be starting a PhD in Culture and Teaching at the University of Minnesota, and…
Share the Wealth with Carmen Stevens: My Journey through Irish Culture
I will talk about the different things I learned during my time at Saint Louis Irish Arts. Preforming, dancing, reciting, and many more ways in which I learned to share Ireland with St. Louis. Irish…