Going the Distance: Long Road Ahead – January 2026

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 2
“A Day’s Labyrinth,” Claire J. Baker    “New Year’s Eve 2025,” Anonymous    “Moonscape New Year’s Eve,” Mary Susan Gast

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 4
“the importance of remaining imperturbable,” Beth Grimm    “Moonlight January 2,” Mary Susan Gast    “New Year Tide Lines,” USA Today, The Hill

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 9
“Psalm for January 6,” Mary Susan Gast, 21st Century Descant on the Psalms    “Pity the Nation,” Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 11
“Newswatch,” Kathleen Herrmann    “Hope at the Boiling Point,” Mary Susan Gast

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 16
“I Shut It Off Today!” Allan Anthony    “She Was Good,” D.L. Lang    “Who, Me?” Mary Susan Gast    “Report, January 7th” Becca Good

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 18
“Injustice and ICE,” Ilean Baltodano    “For Renee Nicole Good Killed by I.C.E.,” Amanda Gorman    “On Love and Power,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 23
“No Words,” Mary DeShaw    “Brutal Work,” Ali Velshi, Michael Farone    “Reconfiguration,” Jefferson Airplane 1969 adapted 2026    “Message,” Claire J. Baker

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 25
“Family Ties,” Mary Susan Gast    “U.S. Ships vs. Tiny Boats,” Claire J. Baker    “Preparation,” Associated Press

Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – January 30
“For Alex Jeffrey Pretti,” Amanda Gorman    “Legacy,” Susan Carlson    “Injustice Isn’t Pretty,” D.L. Lang