Poetry: Nature Pulling Gently
Photo by Catt Liu This morning I’m awakened by a discussion outside my window between a wild turkey and a crow. It seems a friendly exchange, even when decibels…
Poetry: Blue Sky
There is something big as the sky inside you A blue cloudless sky An ocean inside you Have you heard it move Along the lines of your eyes Felt it…
Susan Straight Slated for “Book of the Year”
Susan Straight, the California writer The New York Times calls "an essential voice in American writing and in writing of the West,” will appear at "An Evening with the Author"…
The Balcony Gardener: The Case of the Emerald Afternoon
The Balcony Gardener and her beloved dog Teddy were enjoying a patch of late January sun that had wandered, briefly, into February’s jurisdiction. Teddy lay with his chin on his…
Greensfelder’s “Time Traveler” Targets Perspective
Jeanie Greensfelder’s new book of poetry invites readers to see the world as she feels it. Time Traveler is a lesson in perspective. The work spans more than 80 years,…
SLO Library Checkouts Top 1.3 Million
Do people still use libraries? Are eBooks the preferred format for reading these days? Recording some 1.3 million checkouts during 2025, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries say…
Poetry: Time Travel
My ten-year-old self climbs into her time machine, aims for age twenty-four, and over-shoots the mark. In the ballpark still, but landing with me, age eighty, she pouts, wants…
The Balcony Gardener: The Dream of Impossible Garlic
Photo by Coffee with Joshua By December, the city had folded itself into its winter shape—narrower streets of light, colder breath rising from the river, and the faint metallic…
Cameron Crowe’s Memoir Is Almost Perfect
Cameron Crowe wrote his first Rolling Stone cover story at the age of 15. By 21, he considered himself a “has been” as a rock music journalist. In between, Crowe…