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 sinetunes pair these answers with art – submitted by writers themselves or other artists – and call them jeles. We publish new answers every weekday. Maybe some day we’ll even do books.

We used to publish longer personal stories, which you can read here.

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.