Welcome
to The Porch
The Porch is a gathering place for interviews with writers, thoughtful book reviews, craft essays that peek behind the curtain, and so much more. Like any good porch, it's built on the belief that stories are mean to be shared — out loud and in the company of others.
Liz Vaughan
A poignant review of Samina Nadji's personal essay collection Sing Me A Circle: Love, Loss, and a Home in Time.
Kimm Brockett Stammen
"I think it possible that because of being a musician and performer I appreciate, more than someone who isn't, the uses of silence, of quiet, of white space, of the punctuations of rest."
Richard Holinger
"It was not that I thought I was going to die, but more that I realized it was possible, and that put things into a very different perspective. You’re sixteen in your head, but not in your body."
Todd Davis & Lexi Bonin & Jacob Hood
Poet and essayist Todd Davis explores what brought him to the craft and why he stays.
Lucas Cardona
"When we write beyond what we think we understand and recognize as familiar, we learn about how we view others, ourselves, and the Self’s cyclical and often limiting predilections for navigating the World in relation to others."
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Mark Liebenow & Abigail Peabody
"I intentionally write a horrible first draft. I don’t even try to be perfect or polish the language as I’m going along. What I want to do is sketch out the scope of the essay."