Here There Be Trolls: Lark finds danger at every Turn in Charlie N. Holmberg’s “The Hanging City”
by Shannon Bond I usually don’t read stories written in the first person present tense. It throws me off for
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Reviews
Rock and Roll with Charlie Stendebach
Charlie Stendebach, a Saint Joseph, Missouri native, has been playing music since the 1970s. His longest stint was as lead
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Nation is an Apocalyptic Coming-of-Age Story Filled With Sorrow, Love, and Laughter
By J. Christe What happens when cultures collide? Sir Terry Pratchett explores this in his often-hilarious book, Nation, released in
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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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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.
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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At Least Things Aren’t This Bad…Yet
By Shannon Bond “She looks upward, praying to Mizuko Jizo the windup bodhisattva to give her mercy.” -Emiko’s prayer, The
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The Bachelor Weekend, a Great Amazon Prime Find
By Jay Kerner I’m no film critic but I’ve taken a few classes and know enough to do a middling job
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D&G Keeps Rocking and Rolling During Coronavirus Pandemic
By Shannon Bond As St. Joseph natives wait out the coronavirus pandemic in their homes, it’s nice to know that
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