Good Boy/Fiction by Eric DePriester

      Good Boy   by Eric DePriester   Stuart grazed the open bar at his high school reunion, forcing conversation long enough to catch the bartender’s eye. As he ordered a scotch on the rocks, a familiar voice struck from behind. “Stu, how the hell are ya?” It took...
Thomas Merton’s Pulitzer Nod/John Smelcer & Paul Pearson

Thomas Merton’s Pulitzer Nod/John Smelcer & Paul Pearson

  Thomas Merton and the Curious Case of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize   by John Smelcer with Paul Pearson During his lifetime (1915-1968), Thomas Merton never knew that one of his poetry books had been a contender for the Pulitzer Prize. In fact, no one did....
The Ghost of Berry Creek/Environment

The Ghost of Berry Creek/Environment

    The Ghost of Berry Creek     by Richard LeBlond Contributor   A botanist by trade, I have never lost my love of exploring new habitat and learning new species. So I talked the Forest Service into letting me conduct a small survey on its land in the Great Basin...
From the “The APNEA Poems”, by Bill Yarrow

From the “The APNEA Poems”, by Bill Yarrow

    The following selection is from the collection, “THE APNEA POEMS,” by Bill Yarrow.    EYES OFF THE ROAD One by one I lost my desires.  Dirty ambition left first. Knowledge raged but then it cooled.  Riches never had the hook very deep. ...
Brian Cullman on W. S. Merwin

Brian Cullman on W. S. Merwin

  W. S. Merwin: In memoriam   by Brian Cullman Contributing Writer   My parents had dinner with Robert Frost once. They said he stared at his lamb chops angrily, stopped, fixed his eyes on them, and then turned his attention back to his plate. And though it...