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Anne Kniggendorf is a staff writer/editor at the Kansas City Public Library and freelance contributor to KCUR. She is the author of "
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Anne Kniggendorf is a freelance writer from Shawnee, Kan. When she was 24, Kniggendorf was working on her master’s degree in linguistics. With hopes of…
Small Churches Struggle To Find Organists And Pianists
At Christmastime in small towns, churches are trying to find organists — or even pianists. Sometimes piano-playing children have stepped up to fill the void.
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Kansas Novelist Laura Moriarty Defends Her Controversial 'American Heart'
Over the past several months, Kansas novelist Laura Moriarty has found herself in a firestorm.Her fifth novel, "American Heart," is scheduled to be…
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A Writer's Personal Story About His Divided Kansas City Is One Tale In 'Two Americas'
The new book “Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation" includes contributions from 36 "major contemporary writers" including…
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A Kansas City Writer's New Book Investigates How We Ended Up 'Doused' In Weed Killer
In her new book Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, Kansas City-based investigative journalist Carey Gillam…
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Topeka Writer Tackles Tough Subjects With Poems As 'Succinct Ways Of Experiencing Life'
Annette Billings says poetry isn’t about precious kittens and pretty flowers. Rather, she says, the form often calls for much harder, more controversial…
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Are We Blessed? Trapped? A Kansas City Writer's New Book Confronts Life On 'Earth As It Is'
In his new book, Kansas City writer Andrew Johnson stares down the tiny occurrences that make up everyday life, using observations about small things,…
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A Kansas Writer's Chilling Poetry Collection Details His Father's Alzheimer's Decline
Brian Daldorph, who teaches English at the University of Kansas, published his sixth book of poetry late last year. “Ice Age/Edad de Hielo” is both a…
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Kansas City Veteran And Physician Treats The 'Moral Injury' Of War Through Poetry
H.C. Palmer had graduated from medical school but hadn't yet finished his residency when the Army drafted him in the mid-1960s.President Lyndon Johnson's…
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