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The Porch A slow conversation about beautiful & difficult things

Jul 27
Jul 27 DOLLY MAMA: What makes a good funeral? How do artists change the way we think?

Gareth Higgins

Jul 22
Jul 22 FEAR AND UNLIVED LIFE - Guy Sales

Gareth Higgins

Jul 20
Jul 20 DOLLY MAMA: What if a tree grows out of the chimney? Why do we call a bedroom, master?

Gareth Higgins

Jul 15
Jul 15 ANOTHER CHANCE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins

Jul 8
Jul 8 SELF-ASSESSMENT? WHO HAS THE POWER TO DO THAT? - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins
DEAR PORCH: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! & THE GREEN RAY - Morgan Meis
Jul 6

Jul 6 DEAR PORCH: EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! & THE GREEN RAY - Morgan Meis

Gareth Higgins
FLATTENING THE CURVE: THE RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNITY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC? - Tama Ward
Jun 30

Jun 30 FLATTENING THE CURVE: THE RISE AND FALL OF COMMUNITY IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC? - Tama Ward

Gareth Higgins

Jun 25
Jun 25 A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID

Gareth Higgins

Jun 17
Jun 17 WE COME IN PEACE - Steve Daugherty

Gareth Higgins

Jun 15
Jun 15 MY FRIEND CAITLYN IS AN ORCHID - Martha Tatarnic

Gareth Higgins

Jun 10
Jun 10 DOLLY MAMA: What is Post-Secularism? What does "harm reduction" mean?

Gareth Higgins

Jun 8
Jun 8 RICK STANLEY AND THE GATES OF HELL: A CHILDHOOD IN THE PANHANDLE - Ben Beard

Gareth Higgins

Jun 3
Jun 3 THINK BIG? - Donna Schaper

Gareth Higgins

Jun 1
Jun 1 PASSOVER - Adam J. Sacks

Gareth Higgins

May 27
May 27 FOR EACH OTHER - Sarah James

Gareth Higgins
THE REFRAIN CANNOT BE UNSUNG - Kim Ruehl
May 25

May 25 THE REFRAIN CANNOT BE UNSUNG - Kim Ruehl

Gareth Higgins

May 20
May 20 BACKPACKING YOSEMITE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

Gareth Higgins

May 18
May 18 DOLLY MAMA: Why Do People Love Monster Movies? Why Do Motels Still Have Hair Dryers?

Gareth Higgins
WHEN LOVE TRUMPS LEGACY: A Daughter-Father Pandemic Story -  Tama Ward
May 13

May 13 WHEN LOVE TRUMPS LEGACY: A Daughter-Father Pandemic Story - Tama Ward

Gareth Higgins

May 11
May 11 HELP IN THE TIME OF SCHIZOPHRENIA (An Excerpt) - Crystal Byers

Gareth Higgins
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