Rural Routes is an exploration of power and creativity in all parts of Iowa, with an emphasis on how rural life fills this place. This publication is a branch of Progress Iowa.
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Hospital Stay
[Multimedia artwork, “Mom,” created by Kimberly Madison.]
Have you ever seen the person you look up to most in despair? The strongest person you’ve ever known in complete and utter despair?
To me, that person is my mom, and it happ...
Beauty To Be Found
As a resident of rural Iowa my view extends beyond the corn and soybean fields to the rot that has our once great state careening toward the unlivable. Through art and writing, my goal is to shift the current paradigm to help others see bey...
The Rural-Urban Divide
[My son, a member of 4-H, getting ready to show his chickens at the Polk County Fair by giving them a bath; July 2007.]
I was born in 1964, and in the America I grew up in, people wanted a fair crack at a good life and a better futu...
This Trip Healed Me — And It Changed Me
[Maria Torres, where the sun meets the Pacific — La Paz, El Salvador; January 2026.]
This trip did something to me.
It softened parts of me that have been tense for years, and it stirred memories I don’t usually let surface. Healing can b...
Our Common Home
[Pictured: The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Umbria, Italy, Oct. 2017; courtesy Jen Sinkler]
Ten years ago, a remarkable document was published in Rome. Written in plain language and translated into numerous others, it was a letter...
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Rural Routes is an exploration of power and creativity in all parts of Iowa, with an emphasis on how rural life fills this place. This publication is a branch of Progress Iowa.
Proudly on the Spectrum. \ud83c\udff3️\ud83c\udf08 Writer✍️ Processing the world…creatively. Storyteller* ~ experimenting with various media.
I worked in agriculture for over 30 years. My last position was in intellectual property management for an international seed company. I am retired and spend my time working to keep our democracy and to improve our environment.
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