Greyhound Mom who is starting on the osteosarcoma journey for the third time

Rick Jost is a freelance journalist in Des Moines. He was a longtime reporter and editor at The Des Moines Register, including 10 years as the business editor. Later, he was a senior editor at Meredith Corp., and the editor of Our Iowa magazine.

writing to you about whatever i want!

Poet and speaker

My personal Substack

Born in Saigon, Vietnam. Nearly lifelong Iowan writing about people, places, and things.

Connect with the Latino communities in Iowa.

In this space, I’ll write about the people, places, and learnings that have helped to shape me and my journey here in Iowa.

Stories from along the thoroughfare and down the side streets, too

Reflections on change and transformation.

...Iowa, small towns, and saddle shoes

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

Linking readers and professional writers who care about Iowa.

The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.

arts & culture from a Kansas perspective

The Okoboji Writers' Retreat is a tradition started in 2021. Writers of all skill levels come to experience Lake Okoboji for a 2.5 day retreat. Topics range from getting started, memoir, nonfiction, fiction, playwriting, opinion, and now songwriting.

What's right, what's wrong, what's up

If Iowa had a group chat, this would be it. Hosted by Julie Gammack, this Substack blends independent journalism, lively opinion, and unexpected voices from across the state. Think potluck, but with more insight and fewer Crock-Pots.

The latest Soul Work from the Pollinate World (Ritual, Body and Magazine)