“The sunsets here are some of my favorite,” texts a friend before I head to the last night of Camp Euforia near Lone Tree, Iowa. My car was all set in the back, and I had my bag of nuts and White Claws in tow. I trudged through the festival field like a packhorse, in...
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, one of the best-known bands at this year’s Camp Euforia, consists of five “bluegrass mavericks,” friends who began creating music in 2013. This Stevens Point, Wis., band has since blown up, selling out shows and playing alongside large...
The"All Bodies Belong" series is intended to showcase "real, everyday bodies, and the stories they tell." "The images highlight all different shapes, skin colors, abilities, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, looks," writes Sarah Driscoll, leader of the project. The...
I published a book. That sentence is so much bigger than the four words that contain it. Most days I still can’t believe it. Since I was in seventh grade I knew I was meant to be a writer, but being a published author is one of those dreams--and we all have...
He works four jobs. He self-markets and books his own competitions, readings and performances -- often working in the middle of the night or between shifts. And he wrote his book in about two months. Caleb Rainey, a University of Iowa graduate, is combining...
