For many Americans tired of driving to the grocery store for their weekly produce, foodscaping is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative. Instead of a yard full of grass, foodscaping is a landscaping technique that covers all usable space with an arrangement of plants that can be eaten. If you ownContinue Reading
Interview by Dennis Ray New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash returns with a new novel, set in the Appalachian foothills of NC in 1929 and inspired by actual events. A chronicle of a single mother’s struggle for her rights in a textile mill, The Last Ballad is a movingContinue Reading
The Changeling **** (4 Stars out of five) Review by Dennis Ray The Changeling by Victor LaValle, offers great enjoyment if you know a little bit about the story before hand. If you go into it simply by reading the book flaps, then you may find yourself utterly confused andContinue Reading
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda Read by Alan Alda This is a book that needs to be listened to. You could buy the hardback and not miss anything, atContinue Reading
This book has a publication date of June 6, 2017 As the national park system celebrated its centennial in 2016, Ben Anderson decided to explore and closely observe, across the seasons, as much of the nation’s most popular national park as practicable during the year. On the three orContinue Reading
RAPID RIVER “SHORTS” SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND GENRES – Updated 1/12/2017 Rapid River Magazine’s Short Story section is a web exclusive feature. Stories do not appear in the print edition. – RapidRiverMagazine.com is a family-friendly website, therefore certain written works with offensive or graphic content will not be considered for publication.Continue Reading
Our VOICE Seeks Submissions for the 15th Annual Survivors’ Art Show and Offers Free Workshops to All People Impacted by Sexual Violence Healing from sexual violence comes in many forms, and we at Our VOICE believe that art is an essential tool in that healingContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Mad Max (1979) Having made it through Mad Max: Fury Road, the latest installment in the series (see my review), I went back and re-watched the original to revisit the character’s humble origins when he first hit the screen back in 1979. The original was made duringContinue Reading
Written by Alli Marshall review by Marcianne Miller This month the long-awaited first novel from Asheville arts writer Alli Marshall will be celebrated with a rockin’ good launch at Malaprop’s. How to Talk to Rockstars is not an autobiographic tale, but it does uncover the soul of someone, like Alli,Continue Reading
