The Poets Voice: August 2014 by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist My husband and I just returned from a visit to West Texas. I am grateful for…
Suspension of Disbelief
Straddling Various Worlds by Greg Vineyard Many forms of entertainment require a suspension of disbelief. Sitcoms and rom-coms, for example, often expect one to believe that anyone can have a…
What’s Ok?
by Bill Walz “One way to evaluate our practice is to see whether life is more and more OK with us… More and more we know that whatever happens, however…
A Good First Step
Welcome to the first installment of The Business of Art, written by visual arts consultant Wendy H. Outland. Contact her at imwhoknowsart@gmail.com. Once an emerging artist has developed a body…
Crying Out For Justice
Curmudgeon walked into the General Store and said to nobody in particular, “It’s started again.” by Peter Loewer “What?” asked Storekeep, Mrs. Storekeep, and brother of Cityfella. “That ubiquitous fog,…
New Research, Old Conclusion
by Max Hammonds, MD Cancer is one of the scariest words in the dictionary. No one wants to hear that word – ever, whether referring to themselves or a family…
Spinning Discs July 2014
by James Cassara An amazing month of music, highlighted by the welcome return of an underappreciated pop mastermind, a bevy of discs plumbing the catacombs of a band whose work…
The Poets Voice: July 2014
Craft Heaven by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist The cusp: a potter at her wheel, wood turner at his bench, weaver and loom, blacksmith and forge, fiddler…
Milestones
All Moments Great & Small by Greg Vineyard Bibliophiles will recognize that sub-head as a nod to British veterinarian turned author, James Herriot. I grew up reading books I could…