Writing
A growing collection of journalism and feature writing focusing on topics like books, textiles, culture, community — from artist profiles to campus reporting and other human interest stories.
Long-Buried Secrets, a Suitcase Full of Doilies
A powerful story of survival and memory emerges from a Holocaust survivor's carefully preserved suitcase, donated to the Lacis Museum after decades under Polish soil. On preservation, loss, and how we carry, or bury, the weight of inherited trauma.
Subverting Cultural Destruction, Keeping Armenian Textile Traditions Alive
On the resistance of thread. How Armenian-American poet Elise Youssoufian transforms ancestral needlework into acts of spiritual defiance and cultural preservation.
Books on Campus
A lighthearted campus feature exploring the reading habits of West Valley College football players, challenging stereotypes while showcasing diverse literary tastes among student athletes.
Cynthia Aurora Brannvall: Ghosts in Cloth
A profile of the multimedia artist and teacher who takes quiet pieces of antique textiles and transforms them into powerful political statements.