The Unfurl Salon

Here’s some of the work that’s emerged from Unfurl — from first paintings to first publications, from new voices to the unfolding of creative practice in motion. The Salon celebrates our members’ milestones and the steady hum of a shared creative life.

Selected Writing

Beautiful Things from River Teeth | The Owl Mother

By Anne Giordano

New Jersey Monthly | My Unforgettable NJ Encounter With My Neighbor, Whitney Houston

By Lisa VanderVeen

Five Minute Lit | 73 Cents

By Kimberley Lovato

Beautiful Things from River Teeth | A Lot of Tomorrows

By Lavinia Spalding

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | My Dinner with Hiro

By Tia Welch Maerz

Press Pause Press | Fisherman's Brewis

By Christa Jones

Gold Solas Award + Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Firecrackers in the Desert

By Lisa VanderVeen

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Meeting the Mistress

By Lisa VanderVeen

Hippocampus Magazine | The Shipwreck

By Anne Giordano

The Accidental Birder, The Memoir | Substack + Solas Award Silver Winner | Utah: Spark Bird (Chapter 2)

By Lisa Boise

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Buongiorno

By Carmen Bellos

Gold Solas Award | The Art of Crossing the Street

By Emma Morrell

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | The Sneaker Wave

By Tia Welch Maerz

M|E|A Wisdom Well | Seasons of Life – Vibrant and Bold

By Annette Mason

The Good Life Review | HoneyBee Prize - Short Creative NonFiction | The Laundry Hangs at Noon

By Ginger Tolman

The Walrus | Why Do We Travel? To Call the Muse

By Lavinia Spalding

Silversea | In Valencia, Spain, to sample paella is to know the soul of this seaport city

By Karen Wertheim

The Sun | Readers Write | Getting Dressed

By Amy Lundeberg

The Christian Science Monitor | ‘The beach is my teacher.’ How an unexpected encounter changed my view of beauty

By Kimberley Lovato

Huffington Post | With 5 Words, My Marriage Ended. Then A Chance Encounter Across The World Gave Me New Life

By Lisa VanderVeen

Silversea | In New York City’s 38-acre Ramble, You’ll Find a Secret Parcel of Urban Paradise

By Karen Wertheim

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Mountain Weather

By Anne Giordano

M|E|A Wisdom Well | Still Upright (Mostly): Dispatch from Midlife – My Reckoning in Austin

By Annette Mason

Saturday Evening Post | Being a Mom at SantaCon

By Lisa VanderVeen

Bronze Solas Award | To the Woman in the Santiago Bus Terminal

By Emma Morrell

The Christian Science Monitor | I went to Spain to find adventure. I realized I already had what I was looking for

By Tia Welch Maerz

The Accidental Birder, The Memoir | Substack | Belize: Walking Through Fear (Chapter 4)

By Lisa Boice

Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Mirror Hours in Kathmandu

By Karen Wertheim

Memoirland | Something to Believe In

By Lavinia Spalding