My Country Tis by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

My Country Tis by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

Art: War by Karen Nielsen, @karennielsen13 MY COUNTRY TIS You are the diners of the ’20s, pre-fab, fit into railroad cars or trucks, parked on any street of you, America. You are the glass carousels of cakes, the Napoleons leaking custard, the Boston creams of...
Spring by Karol Nielsen

Spring by Karol Nielsen

Art: Fish in Open Currents by Tobias Oggenfuss SPRING Spring is a tomboy all done up, an amazon and a unicorn intertwined, the reward after winter’s test, a fragile beauty in the end. About the author:  Karol Nielsen is author of the memoir, Black Elephants (Bison...
Art Feature: Karen Nielsen

Art Feature: Karen Nielsen

Art: Dive Down by Karen Nielsen, @karennielsen13 ART FEATURE: KAREN NIELSEN What inspired you to become an artist? I never set out to be a visual artist. It was more of an accident and came from my music. I moved to NYC in the 1980s. The downtown art and music scene...
The Complaints Department by Dan Nielsen

The Complaints Department by Dan Nielsen

Art Credit:  “Documentary of Street Art in Barcelona” by Tom Williams THE COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT Edgar Manx managed the Complaints Department at Goldblatt’s. He had an office with a window and a secretary. “Miss Evans, take a letter.” Kathy Evans scowled...