Tag: creative nonfiction
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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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A Good Soul: In Conversation with Lucinda Williams
Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams reflects on recovering from a stroke, learning poetic discipline from her father, and bringing healing music to the Virginia Theatre.
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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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Getting It Right: Inside the Rehearsal Room with the Jupiter String Quartet
One hour before their season debut at Krannert Center, the four musicians of the Jupiter String Quartet engage in a microscopic negotiation of tone, tempo, and family dynamics to get the sound just right.
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Harmony in the Heartland: Inside Monticello’s King Family Band
With seven siblings, two devoted parents, and eight fiddles on stage, Monticello’s King Family Band brings Branson-style bluegrass showmanship and tight gospel harmonies to audiences across the Midwest.
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Rain, Resiliency, and Match Point: Inside the NCAA Tennis Semifinals at Atkins
Under threatening skies at Urbana’s Atkins Tennis Center, the Texas Longhorns and UNC Tar Heels battle through wind, rain, and ferocious baseline rallies in the NCAA Division I semifinals.
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Sarah Borges and the High-Octane Healing of the Rose Bowl Tavern
Boston roots-rocker Sarah Borges brought sharp humor, driving Telecasters, and an earnest plea for kindness to Urbana’s Rose Bowl Tavern, turning a humid July night into a masterclass in American rock.
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A Mid-day Break at Bevier Café
Tucked inside Bevier Hall on the UIUC campus, Bevier Café offers more than affordable paninis and fish and chips—it serves as a collaborative teaching kitchen and a quiet refuge from the summer heat.
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The Currency of Open Spaces: Walking Roby Trail After 36 Years
Decades after racing ten-speed bikes toward a 26-cent candy bar, an evening walk at Champaign’s Roby Trail with my 74-year-old father reveals the quiet lessons of aging, navigation, and forgiveness.