Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
A Duluth, Minnesota native, Tom Snee now lives in Iowa City with his wife and son. His work has appeared in the Wapsipinicon Almanac, The Long Story, Elysian Fields Quarterly, and Exquisite Corpse. His story, 'First Start,' was recently included in...
Jane Mead's collection of poetry, The Usable Field, will be out from Alice James in 2008. She is the author of two previous collections of poetry, House of Poured-Out Waters (Illinois, 2001) and The Lord and the General Din of the World,...
Tim Trenkle writes, "Most of my stories are portraits of Iowans who see neighbors with obstacles and want to help. I write about these common people and am one. I see faith and grit in Iowa. I also teach psychology and writing at a community...