Celebrating Our Differences
Strength, what is it and how does it come to us? Many of us have experienced a time when we went through a difficult struggle or life crisis. It might be the death of a family member, loss of a job, financial problems or the betrayal by someone…
Allister knew that the cloud cover couldn’t show up in time. He placed his hands on the horizon arm’s length, and discovered he only had two, maybe three hours of daylight. It was already cold. His fingers ached as breath spumed in nebulae that crystallized, fell: Frost…
Love is like a flame When it’s out you can’t see yourself I burnt as I lit You sprayed me with blood I crackled but I re-lit to zen You could reburn a blown flame But how will you rebuild the wax? That lowered itself to guide you…
I can feel its presence, this collage. It comforts the corner of my office, and through it, I feel the spirit and beauty of its creator. This is the effect of the work of my friend — artist and visionary, Virgie Ezelle-Patton. Virgie Ezell-Patton’s work has taken her…
There is a fire burning in the universe that will not die. It may appear as advocacy, curdling to a boiling point, or it may keep us warm in our compassion. It may express itself as a ministry or a hobby, or we may feel it in newly defined…
Michi Meko, evolved from a middle-class family that questioned everything and took nothing for granted. Meko was raised in Florence, AL. His father, Sam Pendleton, was a City Councilman, championing his community. Pendleton and his wife Deloris Ann taught Michi and his brother, Actor, Cedric Pendleton, to give…
PROPHETS AND POETS To all the singers and writers of song Now is the time of prophets and poets… Be true Now is the time of grand soaring sagas Of Truth I beg you be true, to the one true call I beg you be true, to…
There are approximately 20 lens that capture the isolated figures prancing, sauntering, and sometimes swirling down this runway. All shots are intentional. Some used. Some not. But photographers All photographers FEEL THE PASSION OF THE CLICK. – Bernie Basley Owner/President of Bottomline Productions, Bernie loves to take pictures….
Heavy are the days and full are the nights. Full are the nights filled with foggy ghosts that whisper what used to be like uneven cobblestones on Mobile Street like guitar chords rambling down Court Street like pool balls cracking and records scratching all the way down…
They call it the ‘Green Lung,’ and Lumpini Park is fresh air and a reprieve from the concrete jungle of Bangkok. Come any time of day to find many of Bangkok’s 8,280,925 residents enjoying the park. They may be engaged in Tai Chi or any of the many activities…