a moveable feast, by Celeste Jackson
April 12, 2018
When I hear women speak, I think shi’má sání dóó shi cheii. … More a moveable feast, by Celeste Jackson
Category: BLOG
2018 Gas Station Winners
April 3, 2018
We are thrilled to announce Sarah Minor’s (read her recent interview here) picks for our new Gas Station Prize. For the inaugural contest, we asked people to send us hybrid work, or work that didn’t fall neatly into one genre or another. Below are the first-, second-, and third-place winners, with some of Sarah’s thoughts on each piece. … More 2018 Gas Station Winners
The Gas Station Prize
October 30, 2017
The Gas Station Prize is Thin Air Magazine’s Inaugural Hybrid Contest … More The Gas Station Prize
The Spectrum of Safety in Trumpland, by Katy Sperry
June 10, 2017
Northern Arizona University is located on an island of blue in an ocean of red in the state of Arizona¹. Since November 8, 2016, this island has felt much smaller to me. The day after the election I was walking to teach my 9:10 AM composition class, when I saw, for the first time on … More The Spectrum of Safety in Trumpland, by Katy Sperry
Humankind v. Mankind: Freedom of Speech and Classroom Policies, by Katy Sperry
June 10, 2017
Recently my university got national spotlight because an alt right (read: nazi) website posted an article about a professor deducting a single point from a student’s essay for using the word “mankind” twice. A faculty member of the English department is being sent threats of death and rape for enforcing MLA language guidelines. The students’ … More Humankind v. Mankind: Freedom of Speech and Classroom Policies, by Katy Sperry
Loud People Visiting Schools and a Brief Discussion of Birds, by Justin Kanzler
June 9, 2017
The three-wattled bellbird has a call audible to humans up to half a mile away; it lives primarily in Central America, and from the base of its beak protrude three long worm-like tendrils. Most, if given the choice, do not surround themselves with three-wattled bellbirds in part because they are very secretive, and in part, … More Loud People Visiting Schools and a Brief Discussion of Birds, by Justin Kanzler
The March for Science; by Jeanne Mack
May 7, 2017
When the March for Science happened in Flagstaff two Saturdays ago, I was not there. I wasn’t one of the local Science advocates parading down the street, banging on a drum, and shouting generally pro-Science things at the top of their voices. I wasn’t there, partially because I was at the Thin Air community writing … More The March for Science; by Jeanne Mack
Several Indisputable Claims and Why I Fear Chainsaws Simulated; by Justin Kanzler
March 6, 2017
Simulated Reality Theory argues that the universe is actually a simulation created by a computer with powers far beyond our comprehension. That means everything–including the interdimensional loose change that lives in every couch simultaneously–is actually a few imperceptible lines of code for us to blithely accept and complain about. A foundational argument for the possible … More Several Indisputable Claims and Why I Fear Chainsaws Simulated; by Justin Kanzler
Let Me Explain To You Why You Get No Extra-Credit; (a dispatch from your web-editor)
December 7, 2016
A dead skunk is permitted to decompose on the side of a road until it dissolves like a putrid dandelion, yet I’m not allowed to sit on a public bench for more than a half-hour. … More Let Me Explain To You Why You Get No Extra-Credit; (a dispatch from your web-editor)
Narrow Chimney, 2016-2017 kickoff
August 26, 2016
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, readers and writers, it’s that time again. Your Monday will no longer be that drab, soul-dampening harbinger of yet another tedious workweek that it has been all summer. For the next several months, Monday will mean EXCITEMENT. Monday will mean ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. Monday will mean NARROW CHIMNEY. We kick things off … More Narrow Chimney, 2016-2017 kickoff
