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Kevin Clouther is the author of We Were Flying to Chicago: Stories (Catapult). His stories have appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, J Journal, Joyland, and New Orleans Review among other journals, and he has contributed essays to The Millions, Salon, and Tin House. He has worked on the staffs of The Iowa Review and Meridian. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the recipient of the Richard Yates Fiction Award and Gell Residency Award.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha Writer’s Workshop, where he serves as Program Coordinator of the MFA in Writing. His second story collection is forthcoming in 2023.
He lives with his wife and two children in Omaha.
Interactive close-ups
Explore close-ups of A Gorge in the Mountains with artist insights through The Met's interactive Hotspot.
A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)
Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1862. Currently on display at The Met Fifth Avenue. View the full painting and history at the link.
Void filled with light
VISUAL PROMPT
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a gorge in the mountains
(kauterskill clove)
Kevin Clouther is the author of We Were Flying to Chicago: Stories (Catapult). His stories have appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, J Journal, Joyland, and New Orleans Review among other journals, and he has contributed essays to The Millions, Salon, and Tin House.
He has worked on the staffs of The Iowa Review and Meridian. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the recipient of the Richard Yates Fiction Award and Gell Residency Award.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha Writer’s Workshop, where he serves as Program Coordinator of the MFA in Writing. His second story collection is forthcoming in 2023.
He lives with his wife and two children in Omaha.
A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)
Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1862. Currently on display at The Met Fifth Avenue. View full painting and history at the link.
a gorge in the mountains (kauterskill clove)
VISUAL PROMPT
"Into the Void"
View from a computer or tablet for more opportunities to interact with A Gorge in the Mountains.
SONGS TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE BEAST
Kevin Clouther is the author of We Were Flying to Chicago: Stories (Catapult). His stories have appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, J Journal, Joyland, and New Orleans Review among other journals, and he has contributed essays to The Millions, Salon, and Tin House.
He has worked on the staffs of The Iowa Review and Meridian. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the recipient of the Richard Yates Fiction Award and Gell Residency Award.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha Writer’s Workshop, where he serves as Program Coordinator of the MFA in Writing. His second story collection is forthcoming in 2023.
He lives with his wife and two children in Omaha.
music for humans
WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION?
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE BODY?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORD?
WHERE DO YOU FIND MEANING IN LIFE?
TELL US ABOUT A FAVORITE HAT YOU WEAR.
five questions video journal
Storyteller Spotlight is a celebratory column. Favorite storytellers are asked to create a video journal, share their work, offer a visual prompt for inspiration, and contribute songs to our music for humans playlist.
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NEW fiction
At some point he would walk to her, or she would walk to him. Maybe they would walk to each other. Or maybe this was a dream, an entirely reasonable performance of the unconscious mind. She would think, upon waking, that was something. But it wasn’t anything, not yet. She was still deciding who she would be, and he was deciding too.
