Join Iowa Writers at the "Office Lounge"
On Friday, October 28, the Iowa Writer’s Collaborative is holding a Zoom gathering featuring our writers and a few of our close, personal friends. That means YOU—if you are a paid subscriber to ANY of our blogs, like In the Dirt (the full list our team is below).
In addition to that amazing perk of membership, paid annual subscribers to In the Dirt will also be invited to an on-farm dinner next summer! We are excited about the construction of our new-to-us, old barn that will feature an intimate event space and two bedrooms upstairs (with a great view).

We will be holding cooking and writing classes in the barn too, and it will be available for small groups and individuals wanting a weekend getaway.
I hope you will consider joining In the Dirt for a yearly subscription, and for dinner!
Become a paid subscriber and join our Monthly Zoom Office Lounge gathering of Iowa Collaborative Columnists:
Here’s our current list:
Laura Belin: Iowa Politics with Laura Belin, Windsor Heights
Doug Burns: The Iowa Mercury, Carroll
Dave Busiek: Dave Busiek on Media, Des Moines
Art Cullen: Art Cullen’s Notebook, Storm Lake
Suzanna de Baca Dispatches from the Heartland, Huxley
Debra Engle: A Whole New World, Madison County
Julie Gammack: Julie Gammack’s Iowa Potluck, Des Moines and Okoboji
Jody Gifford: Benign Inspiration, Waukee
Beth Hoffman: In the Dirt, Lovilla
Dana James: New Black Iowa, Des Moines
Robert Leonard: Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture, Bussey
Chuck Offenburger: Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger, Jefferson and Des Moines
Barry Piatt: Behind the Curtain, Washington, D.C.
Mary Swander: Mary Swander’s Buggy Land, Kalona
Ed Tibbetts: Along the Mississippi, Davenport
Cheryl Tervis, Boone County, Coming Soon
Thank you to Iowa Capital Dispatch for sharing our commentary with your readers.
And, for a weekly roundup of our columnists, subscribe here: