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Post-Karaoke Switchlinks
Sorry for the lack of links this morning! We at Switchback are recovering from last night's Karaoke Idol, where we came in second! Now,...
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Our Classical Heritage in Video Form
Our Classical Heritage (2010) from Elle Collins on Vimeo. In 2010, Switchback approached several filmmakers and video artists and asked...
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Staff Profile: Danielle Carlson
1. What do you do for Switchback? I am the Gatekeeper. Which means it's my job to make sure everything we say and do is on message and...
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Friday Switchlinks
Switchback author Kathleen Rooney writes about Jack Handey's relevance to contemporary poetry for the New York Times. * The Everyday...
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Gertie tells it like it is.
"I brush the air unseen. Is life disappointing? / Yes." -Cynthia Arrieu-King, "Setsuko Hara," Manifest
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Friday Switchlinks
Our own Marisa Crawford, author of The Haunted House, has a new book out from Immaculate Disciples Press, entitled 8th Grade Hippie Chic....
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Staff Profile: Mercy Van Marter
1. What do you do for Switchback? I organize fun things for people to do and come up with ideas to thank the people who give us...
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Friday Switchlinks
Delirious Hem posts the sixth installment of the Women Publishers Roundtable (featuring editors from Switchback Books, dancing girl...
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Four Ways We're Celebrating the Cruelest Month
For some people, it's National Poetry Month, NaPoWriMo, or even NaPoReMo. At Switchback, we're celebrating the cruelest month with a few...
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Meet Gertie!
Introducing Gertrude Stein—Gertie for short—Switchback's official mascot and spokesdog. "My heart never fully pumps out its sorry." ...