"Native land is cinder and ash again"
Breeder of Flames
by Dee Allen
"From the hollows of oaks"
Night Eagle
by Dee Allen
"Shellmounds disturbed"
Only These Remain
by Dee Allen
Santa Ynez Valley ~ California
"It caught me dreaming"
Summer In The Fast Lane
by Neil Leadbeater
"How the spilled ink of evening obliterates all"
The Sky a Blank Page
by BJ Buckley
"Deer gorge on the drying leaves"
Prelude to Fall
by Candace Armstrong
"The dahlias all in bloom"
September
by Charles Entrekin
"He has all of the supplies on the list"
Dave's Ready
by Sheryl L. Nelms
"The news echoes like marbles in a can"
How It All Began: The Killing Fields
Written by Connie K Walle (as told by Nat Phang)
"Sometimes, a freight train rolled by"
After Swimming, circa 1979
by Caroline Johnson
“The quiet radiance of moonlight”
Sunset on the Snake River
by Michael Escoubas
“Maisie shelled peas on the porch”
Bridge Player’s Saturday
by Tobi Alfier
Mission Creek ~ Santa Barbara ~ California
"Mountain peaks wear unkempt winter beards."
Waking Up in Alaska
by Michael Escoubas
“These memories shoot through my body like hot lava”
Sam’s Eyes
by Gail Denham
“Rain shadow the color of persimmons”
on an island almost in its entirety a stratovolcano
by Amy Schmitz
"Become one with the pause"
Imagining Silence
by Maralee Gerke
Knapps Castle ~ Santa Ynez Mountains ~ California
Monet in Poetry and Paint
By Michael Escoubas
Review by Neil Leadbeater
The Bell and the Blackbird
by David Whyte
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas
Highway 101~ Top of the Pass ~ Santa Barbara ~ California
Publisher: Black Forest Publishing
Descent Before the Surprise
by Marcel Aime Duclos
Lily Pads ~Alice Keck Park ~ Santa Barbara ~ California
Incredibly tasty salad with arugula and sprouted pea shoots
Lamb Salad with Pesto Dressing
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John
An elegant twist on the casual classic is perfect for entertaining
Truffled Deviled Eggs
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Santa Barbara Harbor ~ California
Raganath “RJ” Carnahan
Bio Page
Butterfly Beach ~ Montecito ~ California
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