Jenni Simmons

Jenni Simmons is the Editor of the <a href="http://www.arthouseamerica.com/blog">Art House America Blog</a>, and a creative nonfiction writer. Her writing has appeared in Comment Magazine and Proximit

Sandra McCracken:<br />A Red Balloon of Hope (Part 2)

Oct 17, 2008 9 min read Music & Performing Arts Katie Herzig Red Balloon

This is the second of a two-part interview with singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken. You can read the first part here [http://www.curatormagazine.com/jennisimmons/a-red-balloon-of-hope/]. Is there a certain atmosphere in which you

Sandra McCracken:<br />A Red Balloon of Hope (Part 1)

Oct 10, 2008 8 min read Music & Performing Arts Katie Herzig Red Balloon

Singer/songwriter Sandra McCracken [http://www.sandramccracken.com/] has crafted beautiful, thought-provoking songs for seven albums now. Musically, she’s well-known for folk-rock, pop, and Americana sensibilities; lyrically, she frames attentive, abstract ideas.

She Spoke to Silence

Sep 12, 2008 7 min read Literature poetry Texas Vassar Miller

For a little over a year, I’ve struggled with a variety of health issues. The particulars are boring (and odd), but I will say that most people bounce back from such ailments

Three Sanctuaries

Aug 29, 2008 7 min read Visual Art Menil Collection Rothko Chapel Texas

Give or take a few years, when I was too young to recall my surroundings in North Texas or when I lived in Austin during college, Houston is all I’ve ever known.