The Orris: A Cultural Journal

Issue Three: Table of Contents

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July 13, 2012

From Black Thumb to Secret Garden

I am not a gardener. Before living in urban Massachusetts I grew up in New York City. The red clay that passed as soil in our yard was not only impossible to dig through; it was all but impermeable. Flowers and plants grew, but only with a lot of hard work and persistence.

June 8, 2012

What Do You Do If The Spirit Is Willing But The Flesh Is Weak? Telling Life Narratives About Addiction

I am sitting in a Church Basement. The room is stifling hot and very crowded. Right after I enter, the session leader shuts off the lights. The soft glow of a few tea light candles emanates from the table,

October 14, 2011

Mnemonics in the Twenty-first Century: Have we Forgotten How to Remember?

The practice and study of mnemonics, or “the art of memory,” has a history that is two and half millennia old. Simonides of Ceos first developed this memory technique as … Continue reading

August 11, 2011

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