John Culp’s poem describes the dissolution of ego to make way for loving connection with another person. Marley Manalo-Landicho mentally dissects himself, wondering who he really is under the constructions of his ego and his physical body. Campbell reflects on the ways we anesthetize ourselves in an uncertain world: substances, eroticism, fantasy, perhaps even cynicism itself. Fernando Sorrentino crafts a compelling caricature of a man immobilized and slowly decimated by fear.Īshley Mann’s pieces lament the artificiality of the culture that she sees as replacing whole natural foods and authentic human connection. Lachlan McDougall sends us atmospheric moments of subtle natural or supernatural tension.
Olson reflects on appreciating centuries of human history by traveling with his wife. Robert Stephens highlights the power of memory to contain a lush panoply of disparate scenes and to bring life to the dead.
Channie Greenberg presents images of trees, a mashup of vista shots of the whole tree and closeups of a few branches or trunks. Mary Croy voyages through the vastness of nebulae in space and also fields and meadows here on Earth. Sophia Fastaia shows the sun and moon finding each other’s light in a joyful, childlike encounter. Chimezie Ihekuna’s poem celebrates the festivities of Christmas along with the opportunity for renewal presented by the new year. Natasha Leung explores the impermanence of seasons and sensations through a meditation on a burn from a candle. Alexander Dmitrievich Litovchenko( 1835 – 1890) “Charon carries souls across the river Styx” Our theme is quite appropriate for the solstice a week after this issue’s release, a time of natural passage from one season to another. This month explores various forms of life and death, and how and when we pass through the veil or cross the famed Styx of Greek mythology. More information and submission instructions here! This is an invitation to submit poems and short stories related to trees, water, and nature conservation between now and the March 2023 deadline. Second, our friend and collaborator Rui Carvalho has announced our Nature Writing Contest for 2022. The theme “Metamorphosis” refers to having people there from different generations to speak and read and learn from each other, challenging us to honor the wisdom of our parents and ancestors while incorporating the best of the world’s new ideas in a thoughtful “metamorphosis.” We’ve got comedian Nicole Eichenberg, musicians Avery Burke and Joseph Menke, and others on board as well as speakers from different generations. 4pm Pacific time is midnight Greenwich Mean Time so we can count down to midnight. This will take place in downtown Davis, CA, at 2pm in the fellowship hall of Davis Lutheran Church (all are welcome, we’re simply using their room as a community space).
We encourage you to come on out to Metamorphosis, our New Year’s Eve gathering and benefit show for the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan and Sacramento’s Take Back the Night.
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