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- Opinion > Points of ViewBy Scott O., University Place, WAThe square is busy this time of day. Tributaries of grey and beige flow out of monolithic towers of industry And into the streets, joining a calico sea of bored faces. It is lunch break. A man stands alone in the crowd. The current flows over and around him, ignorant of his presence. His ...
- Poetry > All PoetryBy Scott O., University Place, WAThe POET The POET sticks to cities He breathes himself in Tosses himself outward and upward Getting lost in the crowds, endless crowds Endless names Endless voices Endless stories The POET is art alive A painter with concrete canvasses Who paints not with brushes, but fluorescent...
- Opinion > Social Issues / CivicsBy Scott O., University Place, WAWhat ails contemporary American society? Everyone seems to have an answer. Racism, intolerance, ignorance, depression, lack of compassion – all valid issues that share one thing in common: the fact that their respective practitioners suffer from a basic lack of value for human life, in all its div...
- Opinion > Current Events / PoliticsBy Scott O., University Place, WAWhat makes a patriot? People through the ages have carried out both horrible and wonderful acts under the banner of patriotism. How then are we to define it? The concept of patriotism is just as debated and relevant today as it was during the Civil War. If our nation is to survive its current challe...
- Opinion > Points of ViewBy Scott O., University Place, WAWhat is it about America that draws the tired, the poor, the tempest-tossed huddled masses yearning to breathe free? There are better places to escape to. There are more fertile lands, more amber waves of grain than this land has. There are certainly warmer welcomes to be had elsewhere. S...
- Reviews > Book ReviewsBy Scott O., University Place, WAAlice Walker’s The Color Purple is a classic coming-of-age story centered on the life of African-American protagonist Celie, as she overcomes her issues with self image and her abusive childhood in rural Alabama. As the story progresses Celie matures from a shy, broken young girl into a proud and...
