Welcome to The Wild Word
Mike Hembury on the devastation that is climate breakdown and the rebellion to save the planet
Jami Ingledue on the joy and benefits for all of ignoring our kids
Our new column by Caroline Donahue about all things writerly and writing
COLUMNS
Head Above Water
Tim Clark on a tale from the past about a man, his sandwich and the resulting showdown with a cement mixer
Other Father
James Prenatt on hungering for more from life, the responsibility of parenthood, and being good enough
Behind Domestic Lines
Jami Ingledue on the joy and benefits, for both kids and parents, of ignoring our kids
Soapbox
Mike Hembury on the devastation of climate breakdown and the growing rebellion to save the planet
Not Another TV Dad
CL Bledsoe on the all-consuming nature of anxiety and managing it in every-day life
The Book Doctor
In our new column The Book Doctor, Caroline Donahue writes on the hunger to write and writing habits that work
Guest Column
Jim Ross on his love of teaching and the highs and lows of his time as a substitute teacher
Gaze
Irena Ioannou on how poverty and hunger makes women vulnerable to prostitution
Letters from Berlin
Annie Mark-Westfall on the nostalgia of her grandmother’s cooking and learning how to eat when hungry
FICTION
The Other Half
Our new fiction serial by Kate Katharina Ferguson – this month’s installment ‘My Wife, the German Chancellor’
Marie Biondolillo
Marie Biondolillo’s short story ‘C’est le Weekend’
POETRY
George Franklin
George Franklin’s poems ‘Agua’, ‘Caffè Corretto’, and ‘Yellow Peaches from Chile’
Franci Louann
Franci Louann’s poem ‘La Gorda’
Mary Lee
Mary Lee poems ‘Leftovers’, ‘A room with a table and a fire’, and ‘Thirst’
Sandra Fees
Sandra Fees’ poem ‘A Heart-Bearing Thing’
Anne Harding Woodworth
Anne Harding Woodworth’s poems ‘At the Drive-Thru, 5 a.m.’ and ‘Translation Typo’
Charissa Menefee
Charissa Menefee’s poems ‘The Poet Ponders Porridge’ and ‘Future Stores’
Raymond Luczak
Raymond Luczak’s poem ‘Mother’s Bistro & Bar’
Wendy DeGroat
Wendy DeGroat’s poem ‘What Food (In) Security Sounds Like’
MUSIC
The Jury’s Jukebox
A selection of songs curated by Tim Clark on the theme of hunger to be voted on by you
LISTEN AND LOVE
Songs that make our world go round
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