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"Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up." ~ David Orr
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years.
Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is such a poignant and necessary piece. Thank you so much for giving this to the world.
In the latest issue of Assay, @matthewbutler.bsky.social and I co-wrote a piece about empathy and how important it is to both of our jobs: teaching creative nonfiction and treating cancer patients.
Does your classroom need a breath of fresh air? Come check out the pedagogy we have for you in our brand new spring issue!

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April 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Start your Monday off right with the newest installment from our brand new Spring 2025 issue! Amy Cook considers the craft of 9/11 literature in "Where There’s Smoke, There’s Blue Sky: The Hallmarks of 9/11’s Imagery in Prose"--don't miss it!

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April 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So much compelling content in this new issue. Take a breath and be inspired. 🌟
No foolin'! The Spring 2025 issue of Assay is here and it's chock full of wonderful articles, conversations, and pedagogy to brighten your spring morning!

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April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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It's #submissionsaturday! Send us your nonfiction scholarship, craft papers, informal analysis, pedagogy--we're looking for it all!

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March 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The meme is 20 books for 20 days without explanation, but what fun is that? #27books27days

"Words can be the exhale of our healing"

-Christine Cusick, Senior Editor
March 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"Learning...that we are all in different places in processing this moment, some wanting to discern and make sense of it, others not yet ready to think of its meaning, I am still figuring out just how often I should transform curriculum to respond to pandemic life."
The Backlist: Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass in a time of Covid –Christine Cusick
For many, the writing classroom can feel like a vulnerable place. Writing is messy, and when we have only experienced learning as a process of finding the answer, something like a writing workshop …
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March 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Stories hold us together. Stories teach us what is important about life, why we are here and how it is best to behave, and that inside us we have access to treasure, in memories and observations, in imagination.
February 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM