Then and Now

Then and Now

The author on his bicycle in Rome, ca 1985 Roman Ghosts by Steve Poleskie Contributing Editor/Columnist     Halloween is fast approaching, a holiday that has gone from a pagan celebration to a commercial event rivaling Christmas, which I suppose has evolved...
From the Edge

From the Edge

Photo by RyanMcGuire (Pixabay) YellowstoneNPS Heading out west on an open road *** *** The Great Escape     by Bill Dixon Contributing Columnist     I’d had a tough summer. I’d spent most all of it tearing apart apartments and putting them back...
Casual Observer

Casual Observer

Photo by johnhain (Pixabay)   Coming to My Senses   by Mark Levy Contributing Columnist     Quick! How many senses do you have? I’ll get you started. There’s the sense of sight, the sense of smell. Go ahead, count them up. I’ll wait.    ...
On Location/France

On Location/France

AAA Caroline Chevalier : AAA Out of the muddy water of life AAAA by Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret Contributing Columnist   Caroline Chevalier, Dragonfly Series Arles (France), summer 2015.     One can enjoy the photographs of Caroline Chevalier by their...
Writers on Writing

Writers on Writing

Photo by Geralt (Pixabay) Slivers of Speculation: AAA Barry Lopez and Trauma Theory By Joe Amato & Kass Fleisher A conjecture and spoiler alert all at once: there are cognitive reasons why artifice intrudes so sparingly upon trauma writing.   * First though:...