While the longest government shutdown in history continues, hate speech is on a rampage, and winter storms sweep the nation, here are some good things to focus on in 2019.

I did not ask to be a winter father of perfect bindingand collage art. The mod podge adhered muse andhand-me-down expectations. Though fathersraise a new generation and hope they’ll learn and listen.

wecross thehundred yards to itsfeet, frozen grass surrenderingunder our feet, all at once we are at itsfeet like disciples. shh... pause. close your eyeeye eye... the air s invisible and tastes like silver- moonlight seeps through your eyelids like a spirit through a veil-can you hear that humming?

I want to write an ode to womyn. All womyn.Tall womyn short womeyn fat womyn skinny womyn, self-proclaimed womyn, and shelf-ashamed womyn. "Womyn" spelled with a 'y' not an 'e' because men aren't any part of our identity.

“Library again?” He had a way of looking at her that made her feel like she was being studied, and in that respect she grew bold.“What if we did something different, like a sensory immersion story?”He glanced at his watch. “I don’t think I have time for a full feature immersion, I’ve got a meeting not too long after this.”“A scene then?”

I walk between white walls/dripping with memory

Wet tarmac unfolding likeEphemeral paths leading backTo some version of yourself

Hell seemed an unlikely place to get music lessons.A sassy girl named Emma takes a trip to Hell.

How did we forget about how fun watching a group of five interchangeable dudes in tight pants do a synchronized box step was?

Almost fifty years later, Queen continues its musical legacy with electrifying energy in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody.

David Henry Hwang is an Asian American playwright whose plays connect the East and the West in fascinating ways.

Think you hate poetry? From one former poetry disapprover to another, here's why you should give it another chance.

This poem is about a building in Georgia in which thousands of teeth were found in the walls. Turns out it used to be a dentist’s office, and they would stick their patients' teeth in the wall so they didn’t have to throw them away. It was so bizarre that I immediately knew I needed to write a poem about it.

The beauty of pain and the path to happiness, as told through Mac Miller’s “2009,” from his last album: Swimming.

You’ll get up for work and wade, bags up to your chest, to the door. It’ll be fun, like living in the ball pit of a McDonald’s PlayPlace.

Bored of your regular restaurants? These Madison spots have something for everyone.

Crazy Rich Asians, Searching, and To All the Boys I've Loved Before not only offer Asian Americans more opportunities to share their experiences, but they also tell engaging stories that resonate with audiences of all backgrounds.