
Our Without… program provides an opportunity for community leaders to share stories about today, with context from our past, and learn moving forward. Our first two series consider life without books and life without libraries. Each guest has three minutes to record their Microcast episode.
Listen to episodes on our website, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you podcast.
Kelechi Uchendu
Kelechi (Kay Kay) Uchendu is the founder and CEO of Kay Kay’s World, LLC. Kay Kay’s World, LLC includes Kay Kay’s Fashion (a fashion brand that has been featured in British Vogue and other media outlets) and her website Kay Kay’s...
Susan Jane Gilman
Susan Jane Gilman is the author of five books: The novels “Donna Has Left the Building” and “The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street,” plus the memoirs “Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven,” “Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress” and “Kiss...
Natalie Nascenzi
Natalie Nascenzi is a copywriter, poet, and author from Rhode Island. Now residing in New York City, you can find her every morning on the East River capturing the sun peeping over the horizon. The rest of her day is spent...
Richard L. Rose
Richard L. Rose is a Richmond writer and composer, whose eighth opera, Monte & Pinky, was performed at the Black History Museum of Virginia in April 2018. Rose is also the author of Frameshifts, a book of stories and poems in...
Nathan Dean Talamantez
Nathan Dean Talamantez is a Bay Area transplant from Texas, Air Force veteran, and current student pursuant of his MFA from California Institute of Integral Studies. Dean received his undergraduate in cultural anthropology in 2013 from Texas State University. His writing...
Martha Ackroyd Curtis
Martha Ackroyd Curtis is an Australian writer, and artist. She works in the realms of video, installation and multi- mediums. Her work consists of large-scale installation art, which is formulated through cohesive conceptual design. She has exhibited extensively in Australia and...

Join the conversation
Mission
Past Forward is a public service dedicated to educational accessibility.
Books
Search millions of discounted books with next business day shipping in the US.
Information
To learn more, please visit the following pages for Context, Disclaimers, Policies, and Terms.