in the lifelight

On any given Sunday, Erick Bradley, 42, can be found sitting at a large desk behind the last pew...

LINDALE – Busy mom Tracee McCaslin isn’t ashamed to admit she has a sweet tooth.

What makes narrative podcasts and radio shows so good, and so popular?Millions of listeners each week tune into shows like This American Life, Radiolab, Serial, and others. I've long been a huge fan of these kinds of shows, and, as someone who makes stories all the time, I wanted to find out what makes them so compelling. In my new graphic narrative Out on the Wire, I explored this question in comics form, and found a whole set of tools and techniques that seem simple, but when combined create a kind of alchemical magic that keeps us listening. Most importantly, these storytelling techni

Life was about family and celebration for Stacey Chiasson of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005 she had no choice but to move her family to Tyler, Texas--7 hours away.