It’s the Art – And It’s US! by Greg Vineyard Even though small businesses in our fair city are open year-round – including a plethora of independent artists – with…
Arising in Awareness
by Bill Walz “Who we are is the moment arising in awareness.” ~ Eckhart Tolle I have a very unconventional and life-changing perspective to share with you. We can certainly…
If You Have Had Cancer
by Max Hammonds, MD If you have had cancer – sounds like a bad way to begin a positive and helpful suggestion for a healthful lifestyle. The truth is: if…
Kind of a Lawless Place
by Peter Loewer Storekeep, Cityfella, Mrs. Storekeep, and the Curmudgeon were standing around looking at the new poster display for the local newspaper out of Asheville and wondering about the…
Spinning Discs June 2013
by James Cassara This has been an abundant month of music, especially in the independent realm of Kickstarter funded projects. It’s also been a particularly fruitful one, with some remarkably…
Stillness, Vast and Deep
by Bill Walz “Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the “I Am” that is deeper than name and form.” ~ Eckhart…
Finding One’s Place as an Artist
Is One Where One Would Like to Be? by Greg Vineyard One of the tough questions on our creative journeys – besides “How do food replicators on Star Trek ACTUALLY…
The Poets Voice: May 2013
by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Poetry Editor/Columnist What an outrageous spring! I find myself walking around waving at mountains quoting e.e. cummings, “i thank you, god, for most this…
Spinning Discs May 2013
by James Cassara Not as much music as usual but what is there is choice. Be sure to support our local record stores while digging the music that matters. Billy…