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Zachary Michael Jack

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Zachary Michael Jack is a professor of English at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, and a fourth-generation Iowa farmer’s son.

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Three colorful pop art panels depicting family groups in bold neon colors—magenta and blue on the left, yellow and blue in the center with a child reading a book, and cyan and maroon on the right.

Dispatch Culture

Groovy Mysteries and the Power of the Unseen

Valerie Pavilonis, Zachary Michael Jack, Sam Buntz, & Grayson Logue / March 28, 2026

Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images).

The Monday Essay

In the Midwest, the Gales of November Keep Singin’

Zachary Michael Jack / November 24, 2025