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Correspondence Through Poetry. A Mind-Numbing Week.
Father Verses Sons: A Correspondence in Poems by Herbert Gold and Ari Gold, with Ethan Gold Imagine this, your father is in his 90s, he lives alone in a small rent-controlled apartment that has been...
Once endangered, Florida independent bookstores are growing by building community
Locally owned independent bookstores, once considered an endangered species, are thriving, and they’re elevating local authors. The rise of shopping mall stores like WaldenBooks and B. Dalton’s followed by the 1990s double-whammy of big box...
Nonviolent Resistance. A Presidential Candidate Vs. Democracy
A Ministry of Risk – Philip Berrigan’s Writings on Peace and Nonviolence Edited by Brad Wolf From the battlefields of World War II to the front lines of peace activism, Philip Berrigan evolved from soldier...
A Conversation with Diana Planche aka Set Feux
Exactly at the time scheduled for our Zoom conversation Diana Planche’s radiant smile fills my computer screen. She’s composed and striking, yet she whispers, “I’m nervous.” The Toronto-based singer-songwriter is not new to being in...
“It’s incredible the amount of hate I have received from people who haven’t even read my piece” Agustin Fuentes on the extraordinary response to his recent essay for Scientific American titled, “Here’s Why Human Sex...
A Conversation With Rudy Tambala
There can be no doubt legions of young enterprising musicians have over the years listened intently and repeatedly to Lollita by A. R. Kane. The plaintive, sexy, treated guitar mixed with a persuasive acoustic guitar,...
Fire and Ice interviewed: Richard a Black Business Owner of The Elite Factory, in the TampaBay Area
Fire and Ice interviewed: Richard a Black Business Owner of The Elite Factory, in the TampaBay Area a professional gym that welcome everyone to train and develop good health habit whether you are up...
Pro-Palestine demonstrators arrested at University of South Florida
Listen: Activists clashed with police at the University of South Florida Monday as they set up an encampment near the middle of campus. They’re joining college activists nationwide protesting the Israel/Hamas war. “From the river...
Maryann Ferenc on spending tourism tax dollars on Tampa’s growing dining scene
The Michelin Guide is poised this week to bestow more of its coveted stars to a handful of Florida restaurants, something that never would have happened without tourism tax dollars. That’s because local tourism agencies...
The Art Of Editing. A Deliciously Dark Whodunit. Exceptional Music.
What is the role of a book editor? Do editors make suggestions to improve characters, pacing or plot? Can editors make sentences flow better? We asked these and more questions of Ann de Forest who...
Florida In Focus: New Laws, Development and Health Issues
Nicole Payne, Rep. Dianne Hart in the Sunday Forum After-show with Walter L. Smith II at WMNF Community Radio. FL State Reps, Dianne Hart, Fentrice Driskell and Susan Valdes join the Forum. Hillsborough Black Chamber...
Maureen Sun – The Sisters K In her original, masterful, debut novel, Maureen Sun dissects the unfolding tragedy about sisters and family and the hostile undercurrents of love and hate keeping them together. After years...
