Art Review: Trish Nixon’s boi blue, paintings, collage, manipulated photographs, and found objects
by Json MyersSt. Joseph, Mo. – The title piece, boi blue, is twice the size of most of the paintings
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Paradise Found
by Shannon Bond It was a conscious effort. I could either lay down and die or go above and beyond.
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Musician Spotlight: Q&A with Kristin Hamilton
Springtime is new music time at the Joe! We were excited to catch up with Kristin Hamilton to talk about
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“Shared Beginnings” at the Robidoux Resident Theatre brings past and present into focus for all ages, May 13/14
by Nancy Piercy The Robidoux Resident Theatre (RRT) provides a warm and welcoming environment for creative people of all ages.
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Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the new Regular Joe. We’re so glad you’re here. The pandemic did a number on many small publications,
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Canine Delight
By Shawn Murphy It’s a beautiful evening. The sun is setting in the west (which is a good thing –
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Are Leggings Pants or just underwear with legs?
I myself have a tendency to think that if leggings were really pants they would call them pants, but there are so many people that wear them now, as pants, I have become confused (more so than usual). Has it become socially acceptable to wear, out in public, leg coverings that are really a just thick cousin of panty hose and call them pants? Perhaps…
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The Chiropractors of Ancient Greece
For years, I’ve asserted that a poem is not complete until it’s read aloud. I blame it on Aristotle. A poem can sit, in a book, on the shelf, unopened, gathering dust, and eventually die in the used-book bin. Or, it can leap boldly into action, sing and dance, and live forever. ..
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Good Bait from the Coltrane Station
I recently acquired a lot of new music, on vinyl and CD. My mother moved out of the house we’d lived
in since 1958, and gave me a lifetime’s collection. The vinyl included some iconic recordings from my
childhood. There are albums from Jonathan Winters, Frank Sinatra, and the Baja Marimba Band, not to
mention Beethoven and Bach.
My New Knee
By Jay Kerner A little over 21 years ago, my knee exploded in a pick-up basketball game. It was a
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The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
By Shannon Bond Aiden Bishop has watched Evelyn Hardcastle die more than once and his only hope for salvation is
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Dave Eggers and The Circle
By Shannon Bond “My God, Mae thought. It’s heaven.” The opening line in The Circle reflects not only the
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