Lesson

by Heather Ryan

Childhood memories of the Chihuahuan Desert give way to an imagined desert: the haunting landscape of the archived, abandoned web.

On Permission

by Craig Mod

With a far-reaching journey as a backdrop and Dylan as a soundtrack, a meditation on conscious and unconscious rules is a starting point for finding the permission to do the necessary work.

Lesson

by Craig Mod

On a return trip to Japan after three months away, an expanse between present and former selves opens up, bringing with it a chance for reflection and a sense of rootedness in the present.

Lesson

by Paul Ford

An old radio show about nothing gained widespread popularity during WWII. Today it offers some relief from the dissonance between everyday life and a broader, broken world.

Lesson

by Tiffani Jones Brown

A Christmas visit to Indiana reveals a vast difference between a present and former world. But storytelling forms a bridge between the two and a lens onto worlds beyond.

Lesson

by Jeremy Keith

A drifter and street musician bends the rules in Freiburg. After being caught twice, on two different accounts, he finds his way to an unlikely bargain.