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When Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 16 years ago, her first concern was for her creative future. The award-winning cartoonist prided...

When Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 16 years ago, her first concern was for her creative future. The award-winning cartoonist prided herself on the artwork and stories she'd come up with during periods she described as manic. Right after her diagnosis, Forney was reluctant to try the drug treatments her psychiatrist prescribed for her. Would she lose her creative edge on lithium? But after a serious period of depression, Forney set out on the ongoing journey to achieve and

Like thousands of other local students, Maga Barzallo Sockemtickem has had the benefit of working with a professional writer in the classroom through

Like thousands of other local students, Maga Barzallo Sockemtickem has had the benefit of working with a professional writer in the classroom through Writers in the Schools , a program from Seattle Arts and Lectures . But for Barzallo Sockemtickem, now 17, that "classroom" happened to be her room at Seattle Children's Hospital . She has spent many months at Children's, being treated for cancer and working with WITS poet Sierra Nelson . Barzallo Sockemtickem's poem "Where I'm From" is defiant and

Bucky Pizzarelli is the patriarch of one of America’s great jazz families. His talented offspring include guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and bassist

Bucky Pizzarelli is the patriarch of one of America’s great jazz families. His talented offspring include guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and bassist Martin Pizzarelli. The Pizzarellis often perform standards from the Great American Songbook together at jazz clubs and music festivals around the world. Prior to a weekend of performances with the family band at Jazz Alley in Seattle last weekend, Bucky Pizzarelli brought in his signature seven-string guitar and played live music in the KUOW

"Summer hearts buzz like sapphire dragonflies," writes Marjorie Manwaring in "Church Camp-out, 1978," a poem that captures the particularly adolescent ability to conflate the sexual and the spiritual. The poem is part of Manwaring's collection, "Search for a Velvet-Lined Cape."

"Summer hearts buzz like sapphire dragonflies," writes Marjorie Manwaring in "Church Camp-out, 1978," a poem that captures the particularly adolescent

My KUOW colleague Amanda Wilde, host of The Swing Years and Beyond, regularly shares music that sounds familiar. The tune that Amanda brought in this

My KUOW colleague Amanda Wilde , host of The Swing Years and Beyond , regularly shares music that sounds familiar . The tune that Amanda brought in this month is music that I can easily imagine Don Draper and other Mad Men giving a big thumbs up. In order for Amanda to share the music with me, she first had to dust off one of our old KUOW studio turntables. Then she could play the music on a 7-inch vinyl record she had recently tracked down.

Friday, July 26, is World Esperanto Day. Today on KUOW Presents, producer Roman Mars told us about the history of the invented language Esperanto.

Friday, July 26, is World Esperanto Day. Today on KUOW Presents, producer Roman Mars told us about the history of the invented language Esperanto . Esperanto's a language born out of the dream that if we all spoke the same language, we wouldn't have wars. That might sound a little naïve, when you consider how divided we can be even within the United States - where many people do speak the same language. Still, one can't help thinking: If we could turn on the television and see the personal

One of the most profound duties of child to parent is to honor their last wishes, as best we can. In "Their Bodies," poet David Wagoner addresses the students of the anatomy lab at Indiana University, where his parents donated their bodies.

One of the most profound duties of child to parent is to honor their last wishes, as best we can. In "Their Bodies," poet David Wagoner addresses the

Movie title sequences used to be boring: a mere list of movie stars and directors you had to sit through before the actual movie started. Then, directors