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by S. Ray Suddenly bitter by the sound of other people’s voices Saying things just to fill space, not meaning anything, He retreated from the party to his room almost alone. He cued up music to cover the sound through the door And noticed she had been sitting alone in the dark. She said little [...]

Time Travel Series: #2 of 3

by Caroline McCarty The Bell Street Bridge, Glendive, Montana Courtesy of the Montana Historical Society: “The Northern Pacific Railroad platted the townsite of Glendive in 1882 against the arid Montana “badlands.” The location was an ideal supply and distribution center since it was where the railroad first met the Yellowstone River, but Glendive looked to [...]

Cold Treats on State Street

by Aaron Lamar with water reviews by Jack McCarty and Sam Kulla Three hundred and sixty days of sunshine is one aspect of living in Santa Barbara that would make anyone want to dive into a giant tub of frozen yogurt and berry goodness. But where to get such a thing? State street offers several [...]

Time Travel Series: #1 of 3

by Caroline McCarty A series of then and now photos, the “then” photographs, were taken  between 1935-1944 by employees of the U.S. governement for the Farm Security Administration to document rural poverty in order to better educate the public and find methods of improvement. The “now” photographs were taken by Caroline McCarty in an effort [...]

From the Greenleaf Notebook

An excerpt from field notes on an investigation into a potential bamboo clothing operation by Sam Kulla I’ve got a lot of info thanks to black sesame butter and honey spoonfuls and Redbull. For starters, while I think our art project is still of great value, I am coming more and more across information which [...]

The Regional Harvest

by Daniel Emmerson, Poland photo by Haley Petersen Today I took part in a truly remarkable tradition that brought together local Polish communities and put smiles on the faces of all who attended. It was a gathering of both social spirit and local collaboration to a most exciting and humble degree. I am one of [...]