Review of Living Ozarks: The Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place. Edited by William B. Edgar, Rachel M. Besara, and James S. Baumlin. (Moon City Press, 2018, Pp. 303) Reviewed by Alex Pinnon In the Living Ozarks: The Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place, edited by William B. Edgar, Rachel M. Besara, and James S. Baumlin, themes of isolation, sustainability, and … [Read more...] about Review of Living Ozarks: The Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place
Ozarks RFD Editorials By Jim Hamilton Editor’s note: Although now semi-retired, Jim Hamilton served as a journalist and newspaper editor in the Ozarks for more than 40 years. During much of his long career, he produced weekly editorial columns, and a collection of these, The River of Used To Be, was published in 1994. Below are seven columns selected as favorites from the … [Read more...] about Ozarks RFD Editorials
Blue Mistaken for Sky. By Andrea Hollander. (Autumn House Press, 2018, Pp. 86.) Reviewed by Terrell Tebbetts Marital betrayal discovered after decades of marriage brings trauma. When it breeds separation, divorce, the end of a decades-long career, the divvying up and selling of all the household goods that are now mere detritus, and a move across country to a new … [Read more...] about Book Review: Blue Mistaken for Sky
Review of Troubler. By Elijah Burrell. (Kelsay Books, 2018) Reviewed by Paulette Guerin Elijah Burrell’s first collection The Skin of the River tells of a boy’s coming-of-age in rural Missouri amid an eclectic mix of characters and adventures echoing those in The Odyssey. Burrell’s second collection Troubler revisits this landscape, this time with an … [Read more...] about Book Review: Troubler
Review of Paranoid People. By Creek Stink. (Eastwind Recording, 2018) Reviewed by Thomas Kersen The band Creek Stink has released their latest CD Paranoid People. Members of the band include Eric Bogwalker, who is the lead vocalist, guitar, drums, and harmonica. On the fiddle, slide guitar, tambourine, and vocals is PT Wesley. Carlos Ferrer plays the banjo, djembe, … [Read more...] about Music Review: Paranoid People