Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009
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Atascadero Writers Group

A Happy New Year
Betty Betty Finocchiaro - January 01, 2010

I awake this new morning
Lying beside you
Lazily turning my body toward you
desiring your warmth      Read More

The Elements of Life by Lucille Bosco

Welcome to the New Year of 2014! Each year I look forward to the first calendar day. I am filled with anticipation and renewal as I lay to rest the events of 2013. Read More

Frustrated Local Writer by Rose Marie Zurkan

Rose Marie is trying something a little different, serializing a book she has written — "The Evil Men Do." Each month she will be sharing a chapter with you. As the months go by, you will be able to go back and re-read previous chapters if you wish to. Read More

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

To The New Year

You burst from the starting gate
and though I pull on the reins,
I hang on for the ride,
longing for 1940's snail-pace years
when I wanted to be older, faster, sooner.  Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart & Steve Corey

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. This month's featured local photographers are Greg Smith, Michelle Maani, Rick Derevan, Ronnie Goyette, Cat Evana, Elizabeth Haslam, Bob Canepa, Dave Lawrence, Sam McMillan, Dybdahl Riffle, Peter Boonisar, Don Henderson, Sylvia Sanchez, Peggy Carlaw, Howard Ignatius, Mike Vieira, Steve Corey, Marlin Harms, Mike Bush, Mimi Ditchie, Cheryl Strahl, Jerry Kirkkhart, Mike Baird, Donald Quintana, Alice Cahill, Ken Bondy, Tom Bronstad, Dagmar Collins, Sandy Harris, Anita Ritenour, and Don Harris. See More

The Groff Midi Controller Pedalboard

A Los Osos musician, Warren Groff, has created and patented a 32 note concave-radiating midi controller pedalboard with the following features: 1) Transpose - It may be transposed down by as much as two octaves or up by as much as a fifth in half-step intervals. When transposed down two octaves it is capable of playing notes from C-1 through G3. When transposed up a fifth it is capable of playing notes from G1 to D6. Read More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

My memory is short these days so I don't make New Year's resolutions anymore. I set my intentions on a daily basis. I'm more likely to see my aims manifest that way. When they do, it's always a pleasure. Kinda wish I'd come to that realization earlier. I'm also easier on myself, so long as I don't get mired in the "shoulds" of life. I find when I'm easier on myself I'm much more likely to be reasonable with those around me.    Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, will be seen in an encore performance of the Met Live in HD, Sunday, January 12, 2014, at 2:00pm, at the Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus. Tickets are still available for $27, including parking. Read More

Practicing Poetic Justice by Deborah Tobola

As we ring in the New Year, there are hopeful changes on the horizon of prison reform. It took decades to build California's prison system, a $10 billion a year goliath that returns an average of 70% of its inmates. Read More

Shutterbugs by Cheryl Strahl

If you are hesitant about picking up a camera and becoming a shutterbug, feeling you just can't match what's going on in the Great Shots section, Devra Cooper should certainly be your inspiration for jumping right in and enjoying this fabulous hobby. She may not have the experience or the intense camera and lens obsession of many, but she has the eye for great shots. Read and See More

Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius