like a cup of coffee your presence is enjoyed at any time of day. I enjoy you best at midnight when the world seems to grow silent on our side of the globe. The sensual taste of your skin, a belle cinnamon-toned color to you. I take in the aroma that follows in your footsteps, […]
A Western Goodbye
Steve Parsons, for those who don’t know, is a songwriter from Newfoundland, Canada. He’s your old storyteller, much in the vein of classic artists like Dylan and Syd Barrett, and songs like those contained on his latest release A Western Goodbye (on which he plays all your standard instruments) are sorely needed in this day and age. […]
Indian Supreme Court Stays Reservations, Killing Millions of Hopes
The Indian Supreme Court has put on hold reservations which were proposed in unison by the Indian parliament, thus challenging the writ of the government once again in the country. The Reservations were meant to provide 27 percent to students from socially and educationally backward classes in all centraly funded institutions in the country. However, […]
Heard by a Bird
"Some are killed by war, some by exercise." – Jacques Prevert Bumper sticker: THINK "HONK" IF YOU LOVE TELEPATHY Did you see the cloud resembling a stalk of barley over Pine Hill last Wednesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: Community theater is a wonderful institution. It’s a shame […]
The Gospel of Propane
Growing up in New Jersey, I never came upon communities like these. In Ocean County, behind the McDonald’s, or alongside the BJ’s, scores of homeless people live in tents in the woods. Many have no identification, making it impossible to receive any of the meager social services offered. We first learned about Minister Steven Brigham […]
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15 A room. Music. One/several voices. Various temporal realms. The voice you are hearing now It’s my voice. This is my voice. And this is you. Standing there. Listening. Asking me. 1. So? I am tired of waiting. Waiting is complicated. When. Whom. […]