Joshua Bohnsack is a member of the Chicago band Gold Dust, but he’s currently touring a solo album, Desire Path. The songs were inspired by his experience with ketamine. Growing up in the Quad Cities, mental health wasn’t really talked about, Bohnsack explained to Little Village. While attending the University of Iowa, he sought help […]
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Sympathy for the Devil: An interview with Amy Butcher
Three months after the release of her debut memoir, Visiting Hours, Amy Butcher has returned to Iowa City, where she graduated from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program in 2012. This summer she’s leading a workshop for …
Suicide in Fairfield: Iowa town struggles with mental health awareness
When you live in a small town, you have a connection to just about everyone. With a recent string of suicides in my community in Fairfield, Iowa, it has felt personal …




