Archive - Spark

A small-town disaster and the mystery it left behind

Highlights of conversation with author Michelle Collins Anderson about her novel The Flower Sisters

Apr 13 •

Elizabeth Marro

A dance disaster that reshaped an entire town: Full Interview

In the Flower Sisters, author Michelle Collins Anderson re-imagines the West Plains Dance Hall explosion on Friday, April 13, 1928

Apr 13 •

Elizabeth Marro

And joy so sharp it hurts

Apr 6 •

Elizabeth Marro

March 2024

The questions we never ask

and it's our loss

Mar 30 •

Elizabeth Marro

Those who go, those who stay

What is gained or lost when we leave or remain in the place we call home?

Mar 23 •

Elizabeth Marro

Wobbling my way to normal

Mar 16 •

Elizabeth Marro

February 2024

The circle is not broken

But it has changed

Feb 24 •

Elizabeth Marro

Doom, Decency, Sex, and Bears

So many thoughts, so many feelings

Feb 17 •

Elizabeth Marro

The secret lives of things

A look at Ruth Ozeki's Book of Form and Emptiness and a...sofa?

Feb 10 •

Elizabeth Marro

The do-over fantasy revisited

The desire, the reality, the stories

Feb 3 •

Elizabeth Marro

January 2024

The human touch

Casual contact with real humans takes work

Jan 27 •

Elizabeth Marro

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Jan 20 •

Elizabeth Marro

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