MICHAEL FISCHER was released from state prison in 2015 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees. He now helps edit a bimonthly magazine distributed to federal prisons and is a faculty member of the Odyssey Project, a free college credit program for income-eligible adults. Michael is an Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice fellow, Luminarts Cultural Foundation fellow, Illinois Arts Council grantee, and a finalist for the PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship. His nonfiction appears in the New York Times, Salon, The Sun, Lit Hub, and elsewhere.
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CAROL SEPPILU, born and raised in rural Alaska, is a Siberian Yupik Alaskan Native living in Nome. She works at the local nursing home. In her spare time, she enjoys running or climbing mountains.
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by Carol Seppilu
Carol Seppilu finds a unique way to brave her depression.
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by Diane Kastiel
Diane Kastiel gets unexpected and unwanted news.
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TITO CHAVEZ-NGUYEN is an Asian Latino who is a global tumbleweed. He is drawn to anyone’s story, with the ability to hear even the most soft-spoken. Eager to grow and adapt through experience, he has a lot to draw from. Being long-winded is just a quirky side effect.
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by Tito Chavez-Nyugen
Bruce Lee teaches Tito Chavez-Nguyen how to find his way in a new school.
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by Patricia Aro
Patricia Aro is scared that her children will ask her about death.
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by Chelsea Shorte
Chelsea Shorte is pulled over for the first time while masculine presenting.
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by Rufus May
Rufus May fears his own experience with mental health issues will keep him from being a clinical psychologist.
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by Lucy Danser
Living on the 44th floor, Lucy Danser has to face her fear of elevators.
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ALBERT FOX CAHN (@FoxCahn) harnesses storytelling to promote civil rights as a founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a non-profit police accountability organization (www.stopspying.org). Albert is also a fellow at Yale Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School. When he’s not suing the government, Albert frequently comments on legal matters, including appearances on the CBS Evening News, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, ABC News, and NPR’s All Things Considered. Albert’s escapes from lawyering include running marathons, board games, and the occasional glassblowing.
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by Albert Fox Cahn
Albert Fox Cahn finds unexpected motivation to turn his health crisis around.
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TOD KELLY is a Portland-based writer, long-form journalist, and contributor for Marie Claire. He is also Artistic Director for 7 Deadly Sins Show, a Portland collective that produces five regular live storytelling, spoken-word, and live-music events: 7 Deadly Sins: MainStage at the Armory, 7DS: Pants On Fire! at McMenamins White Eagle, Kahlie Towle’s ROUGH DRAFT at Mississippi Pizza, 7 Deadly Sins: Spoken @ Pickathon, and the new series 7 Deadly Sins: Voices, which includes Andrew Dickson’s upcoming one-person show, Kids These Days, at the Mission Theater. He is currently writing a book about the recent resurgence of exorcisms in the United States.
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