Oct 30, 2022
Communities #197 Winter 2022 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In Communities #197, The Long Haul, authors look at what it takes to endure as a communitarian and/or as a community over the long term, as well as what it will take for our species to weather... Aug 1, 2022
Communities #196 Fall 2022 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In “The Language of Community,” articles look at compassionate communication, consensus, identity, the power of words, community dialects, aligning our words with our realities, and much more,...
Aug 23, 2021
Communities #192 Fall 2021 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In issue #192, “Consent,” authors examine how this theme applies within our personal lives, our lives in community, and in the wider culture. Stories explore how to learn healthy...
Aug 9, 2020
By Amber Jones Life is different in intentional community. You’ll see big differences between caring for one small family or your individual self and the level of accountability asked in a group full of needs and preferences that don’t always match yours. You’ll see...
Jun 11, 2020
Life Inside a Fenced-in Enclosure with a Pride of Seven Wild White Lions By Dianne G. Brause Probably most of you know the Bible Story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den? And maybe you remember the Roman tale of Androcles, the man who had taken a thorn from the paw of a lion...
Apr 3, 2020
By Chris Roth Issue #185’s “Seizing the Torch” (pages 38-42) described Maple Creek’s near-collapse from an ill-advised torch-seizure, and promised a future article about the community’s recovery. Space constraints do not allow that story to be told in its entirety...