Stories From Around the Block
The City, at Street Level.
Look past the skyline. These are dispatches from reading rooms, bus stops, market stalls, shared gardens, and the paths between them.
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A Note From the Editors
Paying Attention Is a Way of Belonging.
Common Ground follows ordinary places through the people who use them. We publish one compact issue each season—made for curious readers and unhurried afternoons.
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