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Atascadero
Writers Group
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The Cat by Curt
Hinkle
The cat plays rough
Scratch and tooth-hole scabs on my arm attest
He talks
I reach down from my chair to pet him,
Feel him turn his head to bite
Sometimes just a touch of teeth
Saying, "I could, if I wanted"
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The Elements of Life by Lucille Bosco
- The flow of our life force slowly stabilizes when the Sun transits
through the fixed earth sign of Taurus. Taurus is symbolized by the
Bull with its steadfast ability to manifest on the material plane.
Thus, allowing for the discoveries from the previous sign of Aries to
take form. Venus is the influential planetary sphere for the sign of
Taurus. Their love is deep and solid like the earth.
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Frustrated Local Writer by
Rose Marie Zurkan - Chapter 12 - Driving home, he spotted Suzanne
leaving BG on Fifth Avenue and, to the annoyance of the traffic behind
him, expressed with horns and fingers, he pulled over to the curb. She
acted glad to see him but first rejected his offer of a ride home, then
changed her mind. "Well, I guess I'd rather drive than take the Long
Island Railroad."
"Gee, thanks," he said. Read More
Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder
One
night in June, I’m lonely
in an A-frame in the woods.
You flap on my glass door
and I let you in. As big
as my hand, you flutter near
and pause by a jade vase. 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 Peggy Jansson,
Alice Cahill, Aiden Briggs, James Crawford, Devra Cooper, Dawn Beattie,
Cheryl Strahl, Dave Lawrence, Nan Calora, Giancarlo, Bill Bouton,
Ronnie Goyette, Elizabeth Haslam, Michelle Maani, Beth Sargent, Fred
Moore, Spencer Riffle, Rick Derevan, Marlin Harms, Howard Ignatius,
Steve Crey, Cat Evans, Pam Link, Don Quintana, Jerry Kirkhart, Patrick
Dirlam, Sam McMillan, Bob Canepa, Brad Schram, Mimi Ditchie, Greg
Smith, and Linda Tanner. See More
One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon
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A Song of Simple
Praise
As
nature nurtures the earth
through emerald hours of May
we set aside a special day
to honor those who gave us birth. Read More
Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass
- Be sure to see the performance of Show Boat on Mothers' Day weekend,
May 10-11. This American classic musical will be performed by soloists
with several area arts groups, including Opera San Luis Obispo, the
Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo and the choirs of Morro Bay High School
and Los Osos Middle School. Read More
Practicing Poetic Justice by Deborah Tobola
- Recently Poetic Justice Project traveled to Santa Cruz and Alcatraz
to perform IN THE KITCHEN WITH A KNIFE, an interactive murder mystery
set in prison. This was our second performance on "The
Rock"—we performed WOMEN BEHIND THE WALLS there in 2011. Read More
Shutterbugs by Bob Canepa -
The best place to start is probably that I am a “jack of all
trades and a master of none” in photography. I am consumed in
finding the essence of each photographic opportunity, but ever so
distracted by the next opportunity. So I guess I flit from one
photographic opportunity to another with the anticipation of a child
opening the next package at Christmas. Read
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Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius
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