by Bill Walz “Concentration is often called one-pointedness of mind… It can be developed by force, by sheer unremitting willpower… Mindfulness, on the other hand, is a delicate function leading to refined sensibilities. These two are partners in the job of meditation. Mindfulness is the sensitive one… Concentration provides theContinue Reading
Southern Comfort written by Judy Ausley – I have always lived my life with magical thinking. Often I have been referred to by former girlfriends over the years as being far too much of a dreamer. When I think of it and the past I have to admit, it didContinue Reading
It’s a Wide Avenue of Wonderment by Greg Vineyard I recently unearthed some of my old writings – and I mean REALLY old, like, from the 1970s. (Seals & Crofts who?) The boxes contained folder after folder of horribleishness, full of inexcusable habits – like MADE UP WORDS. This stuff,Continue Reading
The Cusp of the Year by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist Look back: What have we learned from history? (Why do we have to repeat our screw ups?) Look ahead: Follow a path through “the yellow woods.” In November, my husband and I visited my hometown, Richmond,Continue Reading
by Bill Walz – “It was as if I had been born that instant, brand new… there existed only the Now… It took me no time at all to notice that this nothing, this hole where a head should have been, was no ordinary vacancy, no mere nothing. On theContinue Reading
Business of Art written by visual arts consultant Wendy H. Outland. Contact her at imwhoknowsart@gmail.com “Happy New Year!” It’s a phrase that spurs us into thinking about change. January publications throughout the country are filled with articles about New Year’s resolutions. What are yours in regard to your art career?Continue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD “Mavis, what are you going to order?” June sat drumming her fingers on the table. “Oh, June,” Mavis shook her head at the menu. “I don’t know what to do. You know how I’m struggling with my weight.” She folded the menu in resignation and tossedContinue Reading
by James Cassara Let’s start off the new year with a potpourri of goodies; a rarely heard gem by one of rock music’s greatest sidemen, a smattering of new releases, and a boxed set worthy of your holiday cheer. Remember that if it’s reviewed in these pages it’s worth having;Continue Reading
by James Cassara I’m wrapping up another year of music with a slew of new releases, highlighted by a couple of “just in time for the holidays” top flight (one not so much) reissues! Be sure to support the local record shop of your choosing. Purling Hiss Weirdon, Drag CityContinue Reading
