Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009
by Kevin Cole
Morro Rock by Dennis Young
USCG Surf Boats by Malcolm Riordan
Great Blue Heron by Nan Carder
Thoughtful by Chuck Abbe
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Atascadero Writers
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Fairy Queen With Green Collar
by Connie Shepard
Lovely little flower
hiding in the wood
your purple proclaims royalty
and that we should
respect your right of staying
in your place of birth,
at times hiding your offspring
deep within the earth.
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The Elements of Life
by Lucille Bosco - April 1st is known as "April Fool’s Day,"
a day when we play pranks upon each other in the form of illusions and
untruths. The ancient lore of the Fool is something quite different.
The Fool represents a state of consciousness that is fearless because
of its innocence. According to author Angeles Arrien, in her book, The Tarot Handbook, the Fool…”
(1987), the Fool unifies feelings (water) with energy and vision (fire)
to create original and innovative ideas (steam). 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
What’s the Matter with You?
I’m in the ocean town Cambria,
excited to walk and see sights
when a man I’ve never seen
appears with a leashed Chihuahua.
He chooses to stomp on my life: Read
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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 Don Henderson, Ronnie Goyette, Beth Sargent,
Cheryl Strahl, Mike Bush, Marlin Harms, Rob Dinnel, Jerry Kirkhart, Nan
Calora, Bob Canepa, Mimi Ditchie, Rob Degraff, Greg Smith, Dave
Lawrence, Beedie Savage, Steve Corey, Alice Cahill, Dagmar Collins,
Dave Johnson, Don Quintana, Howard Ignatius, Elizabeth Haslam, Spencer
Riffle, Michelle Maani, Devra Minicooper, Anita Ritenour, and Rick
Derevan. See More
One Poet's
Perspective by Jane Elsdon - In April we honor two things for which
many earthlings share passionate love: our planet and poetry. April
22nd marks the worldwide observance of Earth Day through the planting
of trees, the general greening of the sphere, and other countless acts
of service and stewardship. And all month long in myriad ways,
especially in our schools and libraries, poetry is
celebrated. Read
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Opera SLO by Kathryn
Bumpass - Opera San Luis Obispo will present Jerome Kern's and
Oscar Hammerstein's classic musical Show Boat, Mother's Day
weekend, May 10 and 11, 2014, at the Performing Arts Center on the Cal
Poly campus. Tickets are now on sale. Read
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Practicing Poetic
Justice by Deborah Tobola - Poetic Justice Project is remounting
its production of In the Kitchen With a Knife, in which three
characters are sent to The Hole after their co-worker, Telly,
is discovered with a knife in his chest in the Chow Hall. Read More
Shutterbugs by
Catherine Ryan Hyde - I like the fact that this feature is called Shutterbugs,
because I can embrace that label more easily than "photographer." I
figure I spend enough time behind the lens of a camera to qualify as a
shutterbug. I guess I could use the same logic to call myself a
photographer, too, but I'm careful to note I'm not a professional one.
I write fiction as a profession, and take photos just as a way of
sharing observations. This is not false modesty. It's a kind of
realism. I look at the work of professional photographers, and I know
they're doing something I'm not. They are adding something to the
moment. I'm documenting it, without much embellishment. Read and See More
Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius
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