Archive - Iowa Writers Collaborative Roundup

Hotpants, Hot Takes, & Heartfelt Music

...your Flipside edition of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative

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June 2025

Shock, Awe, Shucks, Hypocrisy, and Boy Scout Troubles

...be in-the-know, plus you'll find a bit of hope, and laughter today

Jun 29

…Join the chat and the community

Jun 27

Your Flipside Edition!

...from the Iowa Writers' Collaborative

Jun 25

Drumbeat of War, Water Woes, Medicaid Meltdown, Immigration, and AI-Driven Hiring

...plus, how songs have shaped a political narrative through the years

Jun 22

Winning (?), Salute to Brian Wilson, Tractors, Music, and Strictly Personal Stuff

...27 posts from around Iowa you won't want to miss

Jun 18

EXTRA! EXTRA! Welcome, Craig DeVrieze

...Plus: Art Cullen. Phoebe Wall Howard, Dan Henderson, and Beth Hoffman. Today, we run a 2nd edition of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative

Jun 15

Snapshot From Iowa: A Nation On the Brink

...poetic gravity, Fathers Day, human stories of the McCarthy Era, AND vintage tractors

Jun 15

Read Between the Rhymes: Iowa Writers on Love, Loss, Resistance and Wienerschnitzel

...on edge to edgy

Jun 11

Statewide candidates are starting to emerge, while courts, education, and healthcare are under attack

...and a tip of the hat to a change-maker in Jefferson

Jun 8

From Fraud to Film, Iowa Libraries, Pizza Legends

This Week's Iowa Writers' Collaborative Highlights:

Jun 4

Ernst's comment at an Iowa Town Hall prompted responses in this Big Beautiful Roundup

Jun 1

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