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May Corridor is Springing!
May’s Corridor is out and about. Please keep your eyes peeled for it. Cover is by Kathleen A. McKeever, “Eye to Eye, Hand To Hand And Heart to Heart, All Waters Are Waters Of The World, We All Drink From The Same Cup.” #1139, created 2026.
Jack and Jill Make a Pot of Coffee
OCCAM’S CUP OF JOE This morning, in the first hours of the day, while surrounding minds quietly rest, my mind wants to stretch its legs. It wanders around and is restless. There is an equation hovering over our heads that humans must solve. It feels like an inconsistent equation, but it is solvable.
Celebrating Freedom with April’s Corridor
…That made me realize what a value Corridor is. Since each issue is hand-published and printed at home, the Corridor Collective is able to produce 100 full-color zines every month for a year at a lower overall cost.
What is Remembered Lives
Often, I would cross paths with people who either knew her or knew of her. She was well known in both Bellingham and Vancouver, and every person always had a kind word to say about her.
Free Poetry Crawl in Fairhaven: Connect with Local Poets
Salish Sea Poetry Festival presents a Fairhaven Poetry Crawl! I’ll be hosting the event along with award-winning slam poet Ryler Dustin. Come out and join us!
Join us for a free, all-ages “poetry crawl” through the heart of Fairhaven! We’ll start at Village Books at 4:30.
Corridor vol. 37 Goes Deep
The collection for each CORRIDOR comes together organically. People submit poems, yes, a few are seasonal, but honestly, the majority of the collection is knitted by the universe. Not to get too deep, but I got deep. Let’s get deeper…
Poetry Reading: Honey Moon in May
Featuring on May 21st Poetry Night hosted by Danny Canham. Please join us for a night of poetry!
If you missed the Village Books reading here’s your chance. This is my last Bellingham reading scheduled for 2026. Hope to see you there.
MAGA Virus: A Contemporary Pandemic of History
Night at the Museum of AmericaWhat are you up to today? Six years ago, in the fall of 2020, I asked my readers how they were doing. More specifically: how were they handling pandemic isolation? Does anyone remember the optimistic theory that if we all stayed home for 30 days, we’d be back to workContinueContinue reading “MAGA Virus: A Contemporary Pandemic of History”
February Zine: Art, Poetry, and Connection
This month Corridor collaborated with Wishful Thinking Press. AND! We offer readers a “I LOVE Zines” sticker inside each zine.
Together, these pieces suggest that small moments of attention, love, and care are what make people feel real and grounded, even when everything else feels uncertain.
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