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Pitch (Not) Perfect: My Quixotic Journey in the World of Music

Wendy K. Mages·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 4, Issue 2 (2024)
·May 18, 2024·11 min read
This autoethnographic narrative describes the growth and development I experienced once I found mentors who, despite my lack of “natural musical abilities” or “talent,” believed I could learn.
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Missing A Beat

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All ContentAutoethnographic Literary FictionVolume 4, Issue 1 (2024)
·March 19, 2024·28 min read
Missing A Beat examines the journey of two brothers as they attempt to leave behind a past marred by domestic violence but are presented with a choice that threatens the sibling bonds that have been their life raft.
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An Experimental Film About Television & the Quick Prize of Midnight Plasticity

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·August 30, 2023·3 min read
The poem driving this experimental film about television considers the insomniacs who wake at the same time each night in rhythm.
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Finding Home Within: Introducing Singer/Songwriter Florencia Rusiñol

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·December 21, 2022·2 min read
"While living in Ecuador, I wrote “Home” which essentially is an homage to the “third-culture kid” phenomenon, when your parents are from another country than the one you grew up in."
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Can We Live Autoethnography? Getting to Know Marieke Slovin Lewis

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"It is my hope that these words will serve as the beginning of an ongoing dialogue about what it means to live autoethnography."
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