Write Across the Threshold by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist DA CAPO Jane Hirshfield Take the used-up heart like a pebble and throw it far out. Soon there is nothing left. Soon the last ripple exhausts itself in the weeds. Returning home, slice carrots, onions, celery. GlazeContinue Reading
A View Into HCC’s Creative Arts Program by Greg Vineyard The value of education and life experiences in any field cannot be overstated. Like millions in our country, I am someone who has considered regional community colleges an integral part of any area in which I’ve lived. Friends received degrees.Continue Reading
Writing Home by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist Dear reader, this is a letter. I hear they’re “old hat.” I am a letter writer. I write my god-daughter, Mingli, my nieces in California and Colorado, son in Texas, sister in Richmond, and grandson in Swannanoa. Sometimes theyContinue Reading
by James Cassara No shortage of new music this month, with an amazing variety of stuff out there. Enjoy the comments, savor some good music, and be sure to support our local independent record stores. Antique Persuasion Don’t Forget Me Little Darling Voxhall Records Antique Persuasion is a bluegrass superContinue Reading
Business of Art by Wendy H. Outland Some artists are extroverts, some are introverts; but all must apply effort to enhance their list of contacts. In order to thrive, you must consistently increase your audience. The upside is that it doesn’t take a huge bundle of money. Below are aContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD The American Institute for Cancer Research kicked off World Cancer Day in the U.S. on February 4. On World Cancer Day, American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) launched a new nationwide campaign and special mini-website, offering evidence-based information and practical tools for lowering cancer risk. TheirContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “What, at this moment, is lacking?” ~ Linji (9th Century – Chinese) One of our dogs and I had been playing in a grassy field, she chasing and returning a ball until she was worn out with the joy of it, and then she lay down inContinue Reading
Discombobulated by Peter Loewer Truth be told, the general store was a scene of havoc, unleashed. Obviously, the front windows were OK, and the results of visible havoc were confined to the back of the store where open boxes and piles of papers covered the floor boards to a depthContinue Reading
Is to Work on Vision and Mission Statements by Greg Vineyard “What are Vision and Mission Statements?” you may ask. Having Vision and Mission statements in mind versus not is like the difference between traveling to Thor’s Asgard via that weird, blasting transporter thingy, or trying to take an Earth-styleContinue Reading
