Introductions: Drew Barrymore
November 19, 2015
On the very rainy Saturday, November 7th, SAL Executive Director Ruth Dickey introduced the charismatic Drew Barrymore, who brightened the evening with her stories and words at the Center for Spirit...
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A Novel, a Band, and a Pizza
November 18, 2015
By Erin Langner, WITS Program Associate A few moments before we opened the doors to Town Hall on November 9th, a small swarm of SAL staff hurried through the lobby, in search of a company credit card....
“I Used to Be a Small, Thin Bone,” by WITS Student Aubrielle McNeil
November 17, 2015
I Used to Be a Small, Thin Bone I used to be a sloppy flower afraid to take bloom, but now I seem to walk the clouds, ruling over all that crushed me. I seem to be a small, thin bone too shy to find m...
“I Used To,” by WITS Student Joseph Hairston
November 16, 2015
I Used To I used to worry about my life: what will make me finally draw that smile, what makes me chase the dreams. But as soon as I hit high school, things weren’t as they seem.
Following In Her Own Footprints: Alison Bechdel’s Circles of Creativity
November 13, 2015
By Amelia Peacock, SAL Community Engagement Coordinator In one of A. A. Milne’s most iconic stories featuring everyone’s favorite “bear of very little brain,” Pooh and his best friend Piglet s...
Introductions: Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 10, 2015
On October 29, SAL Executive Director Ruth Dickey introduced Ta-Nehisi Coates to the resounding applause of a sold-out crowd at McCaw Hall, for SAL’s 2015/16 Literary Arts Series. I first met T...
How Will the Greatest African Superhero Handle Race in America? An Essay on Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 9, 2015
By Aaron Counts, WITS Writer-in-Residence This essay was first published on October 26, 2015 on LitHub, on the occasion of SAL’s program featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates in the 2015/16 Literary Arts...
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Playlist
November 9, 2015
By, Erin Langner, WITS Program Associate My favorite playlists tell stories. As someone who spent hours of my middle school days in the mid-1990s waiting for the songs I requested to hit the radio air...
“My Blankie,” by WITS Student Daniella Edwards
November 6, 2015
Daniella Edwards wrote this comic while a student at McClure Middle School in 2014-15, with WITS Writer-in-Residence Greg Stump.
Introductions: Alison Bechdel
November 6, 2015
On October 22 at Town Hall Seattle, SAL Executive Director Ruth Dickey introduced Alison Bechdel, the first author in SAL’s new Women You Need to Know series. When I came out to my family, in 1...