About

Common Ties is simple. We ask the world 20 Questions and look for answers that tell, in 50 words or less, stories that trigger strong emotional reactions. We then pair these answers with art – submitted by writers themselves or other artists – and call them jeles. We publish new jeles every Friday. Maybe some day we’ll even do books.

We used to publish longer personal stories, which you can read here. We've also just started a Myspace page, where you can see additional jeles.

Editor Elizabeth Armstrong Moore is a freelance journalist in Portland, Ore. Her work has appeared in many venues, including The Christian Science Monitor and Wired magazine.