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The Poet-Lawyer, Attorney Bernice Espinoza
Bernice Espinoza assumed the sobriquet of “poet-lawyer” after a formative classroom confrontation with a Berkeley college professor who charged that she must choose between...
Standing Up for What One Knows, Comedian Juan Carlos Arenas
Coming up, Juan Carlos Arenas’ neighborhood of Moreland was rough. His uncles were not in the gangs … but they were not out of...
Living While Dying: Co-Owner of Local..ish Market, Thomas Botzler
The title of this edition comes from the subject himself—Thomas Botzler, whose confrontation with death has lent his languaging a stark directness and impact.
“Gravitas”...
Revealing the Nature of Love and Why it’s the Answer
Here, journalist and organizer Cincinnatus Hibbard offers the second of two sneak peeks at elements of his forthcoming book, ‘Love is The Answer.’
Part one...
The Word We Need: With the World at an Impasse, One Emotion Can Unlock...
Here, journalist and organizer Cincinnatus Hibbard shares the first chapter of his forthcoming book, ‘Love is The Answer,’ as part of a two-part series...
Liquid Motion, Thotty McNaughty’s Give & Take
Bastet Dance Fitness is located in Rohnert Park. It’s situated between a Pentecostal church and a Packard car museum—in what looks to be a...
No Kings, Indivisible Sonoma County’s Tom Bethin
In the warming afterglow of their Jan. 17 protest rally, I telephoned Tom Bethin. He was buzzing.
Earlier that day, his all-volunteer organization, Indivisible Sonoma...
The Yoni Oracle, Anistara Ma Ka
It is the dark time of year, and it was just the time of the high holidays. Here I evoke “pagan” Solstice, Christian Christmas...