Riding with the Ghost
Y2K Are you prepared? my mother says, shelving canned beans in our fallout shelter. The racks are full of toilet paper and gunpowder, one to wipe our asses before ascending into heaven, the other to...
View ArticleRelaxing
I was gonna call this “Relax,” but then I thought, Wait, that’s in the imperative voice Meaning it might sound like a command. Not too friendly a way to start; and it’s hard to imagine commanding...
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True Characters: An Interview with Filmmaker James Alexander Warren
James Alexander Warren is a writer and filmmaker from Jackson, Mississippi. Alex, as he’s known to his friends, has made two short films, Young Bros and RAUT, as well as directing and producing work...
View ArticleZEN YOGA
First of all, the title is sort of a joke (and sort of not). I don’t really intend to talk about the “zen” of yoga. Though by the time I get through, you may feel I did. Here’s the way I see it: If...
View ArticleANIMALS, CHILDREN, AND YOGA
In Santa Fe, we had a three-legged cat named Truchas. We named her for the town, about forty miles northwest of Santa Fe, where we found her as a kitten (she had four legs then, but broke her hip too...
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All Heart: An Interview with Andrew Bryant
Andrew Bryant is all heart. A songwriter and musician from Bruce, Mississippi, Andrew’s music captures the joy and hard-time struggle of the working-class musician. . A husband and father of two, the...
View ArticleRaccoon
My spirit animal is a raccoon. I have a husband who loves me and a five-year old son named Michael. We live in a beautiful house with beautiful countertops and a beautiful yard. Michael likes to run up...
View ArticleZen Yoga
First of all, the title is sort of a joke (and sort of not). I don’t really intend to talk about the “zen” of yoga. Though by the time I get through, you may feel I did. Here’s the way I see it: If...
View ArticleFLOW AND STILLNESS IN YOGA
Not all of the subject, you understand. Not even remotely. More nearly, the yoga-related thoughts of a late apprentice. Most people seem to have an aversion to exercise. They seem to regard it as...
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The Trash Period
Photo by Rachel Sharon You never really know what any of this is going to be, you know? The trick, I’m finding, is to tear straight into it and see. The first time I picked up a guitar, I hit it the...
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LIFE IS SCHIZOPHRENIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH LISA HOWORTH
In 1979, in Oxford, Mississippi, Lisa Howorth and her husband Richard founded Square Books, one of the greatest bookstores in the United States. In 2014, Lisa’s first novel, Flying Shoes, was...
View ArticlePremature Death as Albums Sales Strategy and other poems
Premature Death as Album Sales Strategy When Maury opens his manila envelope and says, “You are NOT the father,” I’m going to do the Christ-like thing and refrain from dancing atop the fresh grave of...
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