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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 More
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 More
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 More
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 . 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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