July 19, 2021 | By Cindy Stovall The New (and Literal) Healing Arts . . . Though most of us don’t necessarily have the data on the tip of our… Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
A Colorful Summer
So far, this summer has been full of new challenges, new places to visit and three successful public art installations. Our journey began the first week of June, when we… Read More
Textile Art From Around the Globe and Close to Home at DFAC
July 19, 2021 | By Laura Kepner Through August 15 Dunedin Fine Art Center Details here Textiles have been part of the human experience for more than 30,000 years, so… Read More
Mythical Notions and Alligators
Mythical Notions and Alligators Helen French, July 18, 2021 I recently returned from a vacation in the mountains of western North Carolina. My in-laws have a house in Swannanoa which… Read More
What is your creative signature?
Who are the writers and other artists whose work you would recognize anywhere? Is there creative work you do that, having put in the hours from beginner to mastery, others would recognize as your own? What is a creative signature? It is something bigger than voice or general style, though it may encompass those qualities. But it is also is as specific as a fingerprint or a soul, even as it is exists within a canon, genre, field, or set of life experiences that shape it…. Read More
Looking Back
Halcyon Days I came across this old magazine interview from 2008. I thought it was interesting to see what I was thinking and doing back then. I was surprised at… Read More
Mama Has No Favorites
My latest book, Broken Fevers, has 14 stories. I chose them and the collection’s order. Some stories didn’t make the cut, so other than that I have no favorites (as… Read More
Young Voices
May 2021 | By Sara Ries Dziekonski I want to say how incredibly grateful I am to encounter such amazing talent from young writers. I am constantly inspired by… Read More
Tree of Life
July 2021 | By Don Gialanella We Are All Connected . . . This is the story of my latest public sculpture commission for Publix Greenwise Market in Fort Lauderdale,… Read More
2021 Lambda Literary Awards
July 2021 | By Sarah Gerard . . I felt shy about this when it happened so didn’t post about it, but since the ceremony replay lives forever online —… Read More