Us In Flux
Us in Flux is a new series of short stories and virtual gatherings that explore themes of community, collaboration, and collective imagination in response to transformative events. Every Thursday, we’ll publish a new, original piece of flash fiction with an interactive chat with the author and their special guests the following Monday at 4PM Eastern.
![A collage art piece with the following text on the image: Image description Collage art piece, an aerial view of an island made up of paper stained green with descriptive text cut into short phrases printed from a typewriter onto parchment-like paper. The island is surrounded by multiple rings of ink on watercolor paper](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/island-oct22-768x554.jpg)
The Island, by Elsa Sjunneson
A story about ability and disability, journalism, and creating adaptable communities.
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Sympathy, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
A story by Suyi Davies Okungbowa about children, robots, and bureaucracy.
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Us In Flux Conversations: Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Lance Gharavi
![A paint and paper collage of a wrought iron fence over grass transitioning to tall sunflowers over rich brown soil.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/UIF-university-web-768x466.jpg)
University, Speaking, by Phoebe Wagner
A story by Phoebe Wagner about reimagining universities as radically open to their communities, and better attuned to addressing local challenges.
![White text that says “Us In Flux” over a texture background](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/UIF-banner-csi-web-1-768x262.jpg)
Us In Flux Conversations: Phoebe Wagner & Punya Mishra
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Becoming Birch, by Carter Meland
A story by Carter Meland about rock music, unexpected connections, and northern Minnesota forests.
![White text says Us In Flux over a maroon and gold sunset gradient, and then half the image is birch tree artwork](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/uif-banner-birch-e1655508873552-768x300.jpg)
Us In Flux Conversations: Carter Meland & Grace Dillon
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“Tomorrow Is Another Daze” by Ernest Hogan
Us in Flux: Conversations—Ernest Hogan and Frederick Luis Aldama [Video—Past Event]
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“Even God Has a Place Called Home” by Ray Mwihaki
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Ray Mwihaki and Christopher Rowe [Video—Past Event]
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“The Wandering City,” by Usman T. Malik
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Usman T. Malik and James Graham [Video—Past Event]
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“A Cyber-Cuscuta Manifesto” by Regina Kanyu Wang
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Regina Kanyu Wang and Athena Aktipis [Video–Past Event]
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“Notice” by Sarah Pinsker
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Us in Flux: Conversations— Sarah Pinsker and Punya Mishra [Video–Past Event]
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“Fourth and Most Important” by Nisi Shawl
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Us in Flux: Conversations— Nisi Shawl and Ayana Jamieson [Video–Past Event]
![Five separate works by Nina Miller for the Us In Flux series. From left to right; a quilt sewn with black thread, embroidered leaves, fabric resist and dye piece, a second quilt sewn with white thread, a woman embroidered with thread](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/artwork-overview-768x262.jpg)
The Art of Us in Flux: An Interview with Nina Miller
A conversation about art that visualizes the future, creative expression in moments of crisis, and how art can be a path into fictional worlds.
![Two portraits embroidered on a quilt. The portrait on the left is stitched with black thread on white linen and the portrait on the right is stitched with various colored thread on a dark denim patch.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/self-portraits-768x344.jpg)
“Skating Without Streetlights” by Tina Connolly
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Us in Flux: Conversations— Tina Connolly and Dennis Bonilla [Video–Past Event]
![A couch in front of a window, but it is pieced from multiple fabrics and quilted. It is fragmented and multicolored.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a-room-web-768x371.jpg)
“A Room of One’s Own” by Tochi Onyebuchi
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Tochi Onyebuchi and Michael G. Bennett [Video–Past Event]
![Fabric resist and dye piece depicting the moon over the ocean.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/called-home-web-768x365.jpg)
“When We Call a Place Home” by Chinelo Onwualu
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Chinelo Onwualu and Robert Evans [Video–Past Event]
![Green linen embroidered with the white outline of a squirrel, and five leaf shapes cut from multiple colors of fabric secured to the linen with cross stitches in various colors.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/exhaust-art-web-768x577.jpg)
“An Attempt at Exhausting My Deck” by Kij Johnson
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Us in Flux: Conversations—Kij Johnson and Jessie Rack [Video—Past Event]
![Illustrationdone in fabric, quilted landscape with small person looking over vast hills covered in crops.](https://imaginationasu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/parable-uif-768x568.jpg)
“The Parable of the Tares” by Christopher Rowe
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