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Atascadero
Writers Group
Once Upon a Catholic
Time II
Betty
Finocchiaro's Short Memoir
"Don’t say that. The Blessed Mother cries when she hears you
speak that way." That was my mother talking. One of her ways to keep me
on the straight and narrow. It was too, the strategy of most catholic
mothers, pre-Vatican II. A loaded sin. Guilt with a capital G!
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The Elements of Life by Lucille Bosco
The
dance of October will begin with the song of Venus in Libra, the
goddess of love and beauty. "According to Ficino’s Platonism,
[Venus] lives in the Cosmic Mind" (Moore, p.140). The Goddess
influences the masculine Sun, as this heavenly body moves through the
sign of Libra until the 23rd of October. Read
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Frustrated Local Writer by Rose Marie Zurkan
The
first thing Stu noticed was a suitcase in the hall and Mrs. Cartwright
standing next to it. Her suitcase? "You're leaving?" he asked. "Looks
like it," she said tartly. By the size of the suitcase, Stu guessed she
was leaving for good. "What's going on?" Read
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Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder
The Date, 1973
We sip from
long straws,
share a Trader-Vic’s Kava Bowl,
and let rum and curacao send us places
we’re too shy to go. I take a maraschino
cherry and place it between his lips.
He bites. I pull the
stem. Read
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Great Shots - Selected 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 Don
Henderson, Elizabeth Haslam, Elaine Calvert, Cat Evans, Don Quintana,
Mike Viera, Patrick Dirlam, Rich Miller, Anita Ritenour, Linda Hall,
Mimi Ditchie, Ronnie Coyette, Victoria Morrow, Spencer Riffle, Jerry
Kirkhart, Cheryl Strahl, Brad Schram, Linda Tanner, Steve Corey, Bob
Canepa, and Howard Ignatius. See More
One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon
Getting out
of the car, two vertebrae grinding together through a disintegrating
disc reminded me, without mercy, that I was four short digits away from
the half-century mark. Me, of all people – and still only 21
in my head. Read More
Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass
This
season's Met Live in HD series will begin locally on Saturday, March
18, 9:55am, with Mozart's The
Marriage of Figaro. All
performances will be held at the Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly
campus. Tickets are $27 each, which includes parking, and may be
purchased online at PAC
SLO, or by calling 805-756-4849.
Opera San Luis Obispo will present Verdi's Aida
on Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12, at the Performing Arts
Center on the Cal Poly campus. The performances are at 7:00pm on
Saturday, and 2:00pm on Sunday. Read More
Practicing Poetic Justice by Deborah Tobola
I've known Guillermo Willie
for 14 years. His art is extraordinary and so is he. He is a master at
"being in the moment." He says life itself is an art form. If it's an
art form, how should we approach its canvas, I ask him. Read More
Valencia
Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius
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