May 2022 #ToadartChallenge: 'Nic Cage' theme winners

Our May #toadartchallenge- w/ creative prompt, “Nic Cage”- received a record number of submissions. Check out the illustrations, painting, handmade puppet, original audio fiction piece, editorial, and poem… AND find out more about our June challenge!

Mark NeuenschwanderJune 10, 2022Nic Cage, Nicolas cage, art challenge, puppet, theatrical novella, audio story, fan art, joplin missouri, joplin toad, alek miller, #toadartchallenge

Dispatches From the Other Side: issue 5 humor feature

From our issue 5 humor section: Learn the ways of coffeeshop etiquette, so you don’t give away your cover when you’re spying at the local java joint! Article by Zach Gagnon, with original illustrations by Luke Smith.

Mark NeuenschwanderMay 25, 2022joplin missouri, coffeeshop, coffee, spy, humor, comedy, barista etiquette, tipping, Luke smith, art, editorial, zach gagnon

Dance Monkey Dance! spring 2022 music spotlight

Mark NeuenschwanderMarch 29, 2022Doug Dicharry, dance monkey dance, joplin missouri, bluegrass, trombone, music spotlight, band, southwest missouri

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