“Behold Me! I Am May!” by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist Greetings Word Lovers, what are you working on today? Has Spring inspired a Villanelle, Sonnet, a…
Get Rejected by the Best
…And Enjoy The Process! by Greg Vineyard Some of my acquaintances were amused by my extreme excitement recently when my portfolio was very promptly rejected by one of the most…
How Much Colon Cancer Can We Prevent?
by Max Hammonds, MD A recent report revealed that colon cancer rates have decreased 30% in people over 50 years old. Interestingly, this good news came in March – Colorectal…
Bringing Your Whole Mind
by Bill Walz “The (Chinese) term ‘hsin’… is used in a way… synonymous with the Tao. Hsin means the totality of our psychic functioning…. To both Taoism and Zen, the…
The Poets Voice: April 2014
A Confluence: Poetry and Jazz by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist April shares her great transformation with poetry and jazz. Some committee somewhere designated April National Poetry…
Beauty in the Chaos
Observing and Absorbing by Greg Vineyard Our dramatically fluctuating weather can throw our local flora into a bit of a tizzy. Recently, the pink magnolia tree in my yard was…
Freedom From Fear
by Bill Walz “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.” ~ Kris Kristofferson, Janis Joplin Central to Buddhist teaching, and the teaching of all true non-duality spiritual masters,…
Spinning Discs April 2014
by James Cassara As is more commonly the case there’s far too much music this month than to allow for lengthy reviews. But with brevity being the soul of wit…
Testosterone – the New Male Miracle Medicine?
by Max Hammonds, MD A casual perusal of night time television, the sports channels, or the masculine adventure channels will reveal a plethora of ads for testosterone therapy for men…