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…
Haywood Community College
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…
The Poets Voice: July 2015
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…
Spinning Discs July 2015
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…
Growing Your Audience
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…
How to Prevent Half of US Cancers: Join the Campaign
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…
Needing Nothing
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…
The Curmudgeon – July 2015
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…
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…
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…