SLUG Contributor Limelight
March 5, 2025
Contributor Limelight: Peter Eckhardt
From book reviews to artist interviews, Peter Eckhardt’s powerful prose elevates each community story he’s written for SLUG over the past year. Read Peter’s interview with acupuncturist Melissa Zappa to see his brilliant writing in action.
Articles by contributor
Melissa Zappa is the Tattooed Heavy Metal Acupuncturist
Melissa Zappa — founder of Flow Acupuncture and the Wellness, Research, and Training Coordinator at Huntsman Cancer Institute — does not fit the picture of a typical acupuncturist. … read more
“Where Art and Community Meet”: The Curatorial Ethos of Michelle...
Working in mediums as diverse as dance and murals, Michelle Pace sees art as a means of expression and uplifting. … read more
Community Through Kicks: Alexis Whitney’s SLC Muay Thai
Whitney also hosts the Utah Women’s Muay Thai Club. On the fourth Friday of every month, the club provides a space for women of all skill levels to practice. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2024
Open your hearts and minds and you are sure to be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven. … read more
Bridget Hanson is Achieving the Things She Wants to Achieve
Bridget Hanson’s Posies, Pins, and Other Pragmatics is a poetic flowering of the author’s inner and outer worlds.
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Water and Rebirth in the West: Zak Podmore’s Life After...
In Dead Pool, Zak Podmore reminds us that the federal government has a habit of making mistakes with Utah’s public lands. … read more
The Anarchy of Dance in “Lake Bodies”
“Lake Bodies” has been successful and was shown at the Great Salt Lake People’s Summit and as a part of Westminster University’s 2024 showcase, Glisten. … read more
Anti-Protagonists and Anti-Detectives in Michael Farfel’s Glossy Eyed, Buzzy Fly
Glossy Eyed, Buzzy Fly continually asks its readers to transgress their own bodies from our world into an ever-layered realm of strange realities. … read more
Chris Nielsen and the SLC Synth Alliance
A collective of electronic artists out of the greater Salt Lake area, the Alliance is dedicated to uplifting and performing music created by digital means. … read more
“Crooked Solace”: Bailee Elaine’s Short & Sweet (and f*cking brutal)
In her collection Short & Sweet (and f*cking brutal), Bailee Elaine explores her own journey with grief following the death of her brother Brady in 2004. … read more
Authentic Nature: Lisa Thompson’s Wild Wasatch Front
Human society and nature are usually viewed as opposites, but in her book Wild Wasatch Front, Thompson and the NHMU draw on urban ecology to dispel that myth. … read more
Frogs, Swords and Drawing Boards: B. Pope’s Kermann Comics
“I really love art from people who aren’t formally trained. You just see something that’s so different than what you’re going to see anywhere else.” … read more
“Something Super Bizarre and Fucked Up”: Literature as Play with...
Through Reluctant Journey, Farfel argues that play is the most potent cure for malaise and that, in creativity, we find freedom. … read more
Through Suffering, Hope: The Healing Power of Betsy L. Ross’...
Ross’ tale of finding meaning in suffering is a deeply affecting balm worthy of countering the malaise of the 2020s. … read more