Summertime Drinks
What better way to enjoy summer than with a refreshing glass of--you fill in the blank--in your hand! Read on for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic recipes.
Spring Recipes
Spring vegetables are beginning to show up at Farmer's Markets and locale groceries. Here are a few tasty ways to use them.
Iris Poetry: "Makanda"
Raja R. Lewis roots her work in place, language, and identity. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Univeristy of Arizona in 1999. Read on to experience her poem, "Makanda," which explores an intimate portrait of two women. More >>
Staff Fall Favorite Recipes
What's been missing form the McCain-Obama debates? Candied Bacon. (Trust us.) When the leaves turn color and you have to bring out the heavy comforter at night, we recommend eating. More >>
Finding Angela Shelton
Angela Shelton, perhaps best known for co-writing the critically acclaimed screenplay, "Tumbleweeds" (1999), has a new book out entitled Finding Angela Shelton. Ms. Shelton is also the filmmaker of "Searching for Angela Shelton" (2004), an actress, comedian, cooking show host, model, and...superhero! More >>
Advice from Charlotte Chapman
Charlotte Chapman is the Director of Counseling Services at the Women's Center of Univeristy of Virginia. She is a licensed professional counselor and substance abuse treatmnt provider. More >>
Iris Poetry: "Odysseus’ Daughter"
Cammy Thomas is author of Cathedral of Wish (Four Way Books, 2005) and has received the 2006 Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America. More >>
Death in the Age of Technology, an essay by E.C. Wells.
Wells, a native of Switzerland, has been published in numerous literary journals, interned with the New Yorker and Simon & Schuster, and is currently an assistant editor at a prominent college. More >>
