Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

  Archives Center, National Museum of American History Save Your Cans/Help Pass the Ammunition” World War II posters from 1940 *** Collecting Tin Cans   by Stephen Poleskie Contributing Columnist   I don’t suppose that I am the only person who goes to sleep...

Ken Wetherington/Fiction

One Night in Las Vegas   Jackson and I pushed our way through the crowded casino to the table where Marcos dealt blackjack.  We stood among the spectators, watching as his deck diminished.  When a dozen or so cards remained, he scooped up the discards and began...

Fiction/Allen Davis

  Fireball   by Allen Davis “Hey chief,” says the big guy in dirty, mustard-colored overalls as you walk up to the store in the village. “Come ‘ere for a sec. I wanna ask ya somethin’.” He’s got a bloodshot face, a bushy, Santa Claus beard and...

Alexis Rhone Fancher/Poetry

LUNATIC POEM #1   “Would you be a moon for the lunatics here?”*   I’m already looney. Pick me. The luna plena sneaks in from the high window. You burrow between my legs, howl and howl. Some people can turn into wolves just by wanting to become one. I bet this...
Galanty Re-Tweets

Galanty Re-Tweets

Photo: Genessa Panainte, via Unsplash ••• Likes, Loves, Good Times, Bad Times & Gold Bars   by Galanty Miller With all the horrible things going on in the world, it’s very comforting to know that at least Mr. Rogers is still alive./ Bisexual? Heck, I’m...
Local Heroes Ride Again/Fred Roberts

Local Heroes Ride Again/Fred Roberts

Fred Roberts photos Illusoir *** Local Heroes Ride Again by Fred Roberts Music Editor/Europe Local Heroes, a 26-year-old institution in Germany, is a dream for anyone with a voracious appetite for music. The events begin around Spring in the various states of Germany,...
Barbara Rosenthal/A Crack in the Sidewalk

Barbara Rosenthal/A Crack in the Sidewalk

    Is There a Universal Esthetic? Naifs, Innocence, Education, Esthetics   by Barbara Rosenthal Contributing Columnist NYC, Jan 1, 2018. It all comes down to the same question every time, doesn’t it? No matter where we start, even in the middle here...
Brittany Markert/Photographer Interview

Brittany Markert/Photographer Interview

©Brittany Markert The Two Selves (self-portrait) | California  |  2014                             31815 (self-portrait) | California |  2015 *** Desire, Fear & Triumphs An interview with photographer Brittany Markert   by Mike Foldes Founder/Managing Editor...
Carl Oprey on Stephen Shore @ MoMA

Carl Oprey on Stephen Shore @ MoMA

©Stephen Shore South of Klamath Falls, U.S. 97, Oregon, July 21, 1973 ***  A Major Retrospective of Photographer Stephen Shore   by Carl Oprey Contributing Art Editor To hear Stephen Shore talk about his work sounds, perhaps,  just like a technical process. Of...
Fred Skupenski / Photography Spotlight

Fred Skupenski / Photography Spotlight

© Fred Skupenski Disciples *** Photography Spotlight Along the Tracks Artist Statement Over the years along a stretch of vacant railroad track, (now a metro bus route) in North Hollywood, California, I began photographing discards. My attention was given to selecting...

Desirée Alvarez/Public Poetry

    Airtime: A Public Poem   by Desirée Alvarez This summer I participated as a visual artist in the 7th annual New York City Poetry Festival with a project called Public Poem, creating a group poem with hundreds of visitors to Governors Island on the...
Education/Nancy Barno Reynolds

Education/Nancy Barno Reynolds

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash   Critical Literacy, Economic Growth, and the Standards Movement: Are We Speaking the Same Language?   by Nancy Barno Reynolds Education Editor The introduction of ESSA (2016) laws mandated by then-President of the United...
Julie McCarthy/Education

Julie McCarthy/Education

Photo by Bill Wegener on Unsplash *** Uncertain Times for Diverse Learners   by Julie McCarthy A couple of years ago at a New York State conference for teachers of speakers of other languages, we were told that all teachers are teachers of students who speak a...

Monique Gagnon German/Poetry

  Yoga: Just Follow Instructions Yoga is the blocking of mental modifications so that the seer re-identifies with the Self.  – Sage Patanjali Inhale chest arms up, Don’t think about the phone call arms down exhale, bend forward into ragdoll, the tin plane you have to...
American Witch in Paris/On Location-France

American Witch in Paris/On Location-France

Beast Boutique: Florist Shoppe 2 (France)   An American Witch in Paris     by Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret Contributing Art Editor Jennifer Avery wants to be considered a witch. We agree (it’s always dangerous to say “no” to such women…) The gothic...