A Magazine covering Western North Carolina and the Asheville NC Art Scene
I don’t know which I love more: words or music. I have played the ‘cello since I was 10 years old. A LONG time. I write poetry about music. I collect poetry about music. I love to read aloud. I believe in wordplay. Here’s a poem about sound: The Moon lasted all night and seemed […]
***** (5 Stars) The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man’s future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. This was a highly entertaining book that I found to be Kaku’s best. His talent […]
Jackson County, NC a Prime Spot to Experience Great American Solar Eclipse JACKSON COUNTY, NC (July 11, 2016) – Jackson County, North Carolina, is one of the few areas in North Carolina where visitors and residents can experience next year’s extremely rare celestial phenomenon—a total solar eclipse. All of the county’s towns—including Sylva, Dillsboro, Cullowhee and […]
Write Across the Threshold by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist DA CAPO Jane Hirshfield Take the used-up heart like a pebble and throw it far out. Soon there is nothing left. Soon the last ripple exhausts itself in the weeds. Returning home, slice carrots, onions, celery. Glaze them in oil before adding […]
Avengers: The Age of Ultron *** ½ Short Take: An unbelievably convoluted plot, too many characters, and overbearing special effects made this a real endurance contest for me, but fans of the series will feel differently. Reel Take: “The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and […]
by James Cassara I’m wrapping up another year of music with a slew of new releases, highlighted by a couple of “just in time for the holidays” top flight (one not so much) reissues! Be sure to support the local record shop of your choosing. Purling Hiss Weirdon, Drag City Music This Philadelphia based trio […]
