Category: Literary Journalism
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Prose & Power Chords Podcast: The Walk Itself – Dogs, Dads, and Shared Ground
Explore how slowing down reveals life’s subtle stories—from canine reunions at Morrissey Park to father-son walks and quiet lessons at Kaufman Lake.
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Intermittent Light
In a world that demands constant, blinding clarity, what do we find in the flickers? Intermittent Light explores the beauty, discomfort, and quiet revelations hidden within life’s most unpredictable moments.
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Peace Through Pieces
An avid hunter and seller of antiques for more than four decades, 84-year-old Bob Swisher no longer buys anything he can’t lift. He also no longer strips and refinishes furniture. Yet like his great old finds in still another store, Swisher is durable; he understands what personal restoration means.
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A Special Summer Bash in Gibson City
.38 Special brought its meat-and-potatoes rock and roll to Gibson City, Illinois, for a show alongside opening band Winger from the hair metal era.
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A Dog Formerly Known as Sue, and Her Sister Sally
After being apart for eight years, two cute dog sisters, Sally and Sue, reunite.
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Dr. J. Luke Wood: The Scholar Boxer
The desire to lose weight and racial battle fatigue inspired Dr. J. Luke Wood to take up boxing. Now he’s aiming to move up in the sport.
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The Last Roll of the Dice for Mark “Shades” Hartstein
Meet Mark “Shades” Hartstein, a well-known chef who has worked in 27 kitchens in 27 years. This kitchen is his last roll of the dice.
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Rage for a Reason
Music-loving individuals like Baub Alred, who is featured in this story, have kept the community-run WEFT radio station going all these years. Volunteers like him come and go, but they have given this radio station a forever feel in C-U. I’m glad I got to catch the action in the studio one night in January…
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The Cassette Comeback
Cassettes were making a sales comeback in 2017. Join Brian Dunn as he shops at Exile on Main St. in Champaign to find a few gems.
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Dog Devotion
On a sunny Sunday morning at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, nine retired racing Greyhounds and their owners gather for a pack walk that proves the world’s fastest athletes are actually the ultimate living-room couch potatoes.