Table of Contents

RKYV # 26 {July 2009}

RKYV ONLINE LOGO - David Marshall {current}
RKYV ONLINE LOGO – R.J. Paré {modified}
RKYV COMICS LOGO – Roy G. James {original}

Writer’s Column
Virtual Cover # 25 - “Creation in Our World”
- Art by Siobhan Calnan - By Larissa Gula
- Layout by David Marshall
Short Fiction
Interior Art - “The Leaf Green Cabin”
- By Jonathan Biermann, Santiago London, - By G. Waldo
Sam van der Wouden, John H. Drew Jr., R.J.
Paré, Josh Bowe, De Tourist, Siobhan Calnan. Poetry
- By Stephen Campbell, R.J. Paré,
Editorial Column
- “At the Outset: A Few Thoughts from the Family Life
Editor” - “Drunken Dragon Tavern”
- By RJ Paré - By Christina Marchetti
Travel Column – “Tom’s Travel Tips” Pop Culture
- By Tom Rossini - “Comic Book Review”
- By Brad Bellmore
Featured Artist Review - “Raised on Saturday Morning Cartoons”
– Siobhan Calnan - By Pauline Paré
- By R.J. Paré

Rat Daëmon
– by Stan Nelson

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 At the outset

A few thoughts from the editor

By R.J. Paré

Somewhere out on that horizon

Out beyond the neon lights

I know there must be somethin' better

But there's nowhere else in sight…
Joe Walsh

Summer has always been a time for anthems.

In the soaring vocals and power chords we
find a corollary for how this season makes us
feel - Alive. We revel during this time of
bounty; it is our reward for enduring the
hardships of winter. Creatively, it is a season
for letting loose and transferring that
exuberance to paper, canvas, keyboard… This
summer, in RKYV, we are fortunate to have
contributors that have done just that. Their
skills and talents are matched equally with
their wit and whimsy.

Returning columnists Tom Rossini & Larissa

Gula share their insights/advice on Travel &
Writing. Christina Marchetti, once again,
delights our taste buds us with her recipes.
And Brad Bellmore & Pauline Paré have some
fun reviewing comics and TV in “Pop
Culture”.

TMNT Bebop – by Stan Nelson

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Our Featured Artist of the Month, Siobhan Calnan, another fellow SPACE CON
exhibitor shares some of her delightful works with us. Ranging from skillful and
intriguing acid etchings to her whimsical painted roosters - I am sure you’ll find her art
and interview an interesting and entertaining read.

And now, I encourage you to READ ON. The rest of our July 2009 Issue awaits you and
besides…

Ya didn’t download this just to have me ramble on, did ya?

Now you’ll have to excuse me, I do believe there is a pool just waiting for me…

Cannonball!!!

[Editor’s Note: The views expressed by R. J. Paré are indeed the views of RKYV Online
E-zine. While RKYV does not recommend Cannonballs after several [sic] beverages and
does encourage you to avoid landing on the heads of friends and family - should cause for
liability be present – RKYV suggests you get a good lawyer… LOL]

Untitled – by Santiago London

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Cinnamon – by Trevor Yarmovich
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 Travel

Tom’s Travel tips

By Tom Rossini

Proactive Travel Planning for the Winter

It’s the middle of summer, temperatures in the 80’s, 90’s and in some places even
100’s. So, why should we care about winter travel plans now? Unfortunately, or maybe
even for some fortunately, this is the time to take advantage of some early booking
discounts. But where to go…..well here are some options…

The biggest of events is the 2010 Olympics being held this year in Vancouver,
BC. From 2/12/2010 to 2/28/2010. But what’s really amazing is the immediately after the
Olympics the Paralympics will be held from 3/12/2010 to 3/21/2010.

Tickets are still available for many of the events including the opening and
closing ceremonies – although by the time you read this they could be sold out. Events
include skiing, bobsledding, hockey, figure skating, luge, ski jumping and several more.
But what if this is not really your interest, there are many other options including, Ski
Resorts, Cruises, All Inclusive Resort and for those really looking for something new
how about exploring South America or Australia.

Ski Resorts can be found throughout Canada and the Northern parts of the USA
and even if your not a fan of skiing many offer spectacular Chalets in which hot tubing,
or lying by the fireplace would be a romantic winter getaway….as long as there are no
snowball fights.
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 Another option would be a lovely vacation on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, the
Hawaiian Islands, or even down to South America or Australia and the Philippines. If
cruising is something that interests you I would highly recommend either Carnival or
NCL if travelling with children who are not potty trained and NCL or RCCL if you have
kids and Holland America or RCCL if adults are going. Of note... many of my travel
friends have become less and less impressed with Princess Cruise Lines over all and
Carnival is no long the “Party Cruise Line”. Over the last 10 years or so they have tried
to shed that image for a more family oriented cruise line feel.

All Inclusive Resorts are an up and coming fashion trend with many not only
offering you all the food and drink you want but many now offering children services,
laundry services, entertainment including non motorized water-sports, sports activities
and AIRFARE from select airports. What ever your choice is, I recommend you research
your plans on www.Tripadvisor.com and www.Cruisecritic.com .

Untitled – by Sam van der Wouden

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Untitled – by John H.Drew Jr.
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Featured artist review

Siobhan Calnan
By R.J. Paré

BIO [by Siobhan Calnan]: Siobhan Calnan is printmaker

who recently earned her Bachelor’s degree from the
renowned Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Her work
is focused on etchings, images made from ink applied to
acid-etched copper plates. Calnan’s work explores the
various ways this medium can be used in portraiture,
resulting in uniquely composed and textured faces. Since
graduation, she has been working mainly on acrylic
paintings, mostly small roosters, and has made about 80 of
them to date. Roosters can be viewed and purchased @
www.plasticrooster.etsy.com. Calnan enjoys writing about
her work in the third person, making it seem as if she’s
important enough to have other people writing about her.

R.J. Paré: Have you always known that you wanted to be or, rather, were an artist?

Siobhan Calnan: I’ve always enjoyed art but I don’t think I knew I wanted to make art
full-time until my junior or senior year of high school. I liked school and learning, but I
found art to be uniquely challenging in comparison to traditional academics. I really like
the idea that there isn’t one correct answer to every problem.

RJP: Did you study or major in art while in school?

SC: I got my BFA at Tyler School of Art, Temple University. My major was
printmaking, and I also took quite a few painting courses.

RJP: Who was you biggest influence or source of encouragement, as a child, in pursuing
art?

SC: I don’t think I was more artsy than other children when I was very young, so I don’t
know if I have an answer for this. I know I had “coloring parties” with my mother.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Edna”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 5” by 5”
Date Created: 2008

RJP: The first in a series of Rooster paintings from Siobhan that we have for this feature.
I am curious about the names. Random? Or were they drawn for specific people? Never
the less, these are fun pieces lacking only in any semblance of pretension and tinged with,
at least, a bit of whimsy.

RJP: What is your favorite media to work with?

SC: My favorite type of printmaking is etching. After that, my favorites are painting,
drawing, and screenprinting.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Courtney”
Media Used: print made from acid etching on copper plate.
Size: 3” by 4”
Date Created: 2009

RJP: This print making process is intriguing. Siobhan’s exploration of portraiture in this
medium has led to striking results.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Kristina”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 5” by 5”
Date Created: 2008

RJP: Do you use any special tools and techniques to create your art?

SC: Yes, in general, most printmaking requires some type of press. With etching, various
substances are used to block out an image on a copper plate and then the plate is
immersed in acid and any unexposed copper is slowly eaten away. Through timing and
use of different mark-making tools, myriad textures can be created. The print itself is
created by applying ink to the copper, either by pressing ink into the grooves or using a
brayer to roll ink over the surface of the plate, and then running the copper and piece of
paper through a press, transferring the ink to the paper. Since I’ve graduated from college
and I no longer have access to printmaking facilities, I’ve doing a lot of acrylic paintings.
Obviously, that’s a lot simpler: paint, water, and canvas.

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RJP: What inspires you to create art?

SC: I don’t know what inspires me, exactly. I’m pretty shy, but I think people are
interesting. I think art is a way for me to interact with or express my feelings about
people indirectly. My drawings and prints almost always deal with portraits and text. My
recent paintings are all roosters. I’d been using the name plasticrooster on things for a
while and once I got out of school I was struggling to find a way to continue making
work without having a studio or being around an art community. With a lot of my work
during school, I would stress myself out trying to think of a clever idea or concept. I
certainly still want to make work that’s clever and smart, but the rooster paintings came
from deciding to pick a subject and paint it and see how many times I could do that, just
as a way of getting into a habit of making work regularly, post- art school, without
getting hung up on an idea.

RJP: How would you

categorize your artistic
style?

SC: I have no idea. I think

my prints and drawings are
completely different from
my paintings, so I don’t
think I have a specific style.

Artist: Siobhan Calnan

Title: “Max”
Media Used: Acrylic on
canvas
Size: 4” by 4”
Date Created: 2009

RJP: Would you say that

there is a "message" or
"unifying theme" in your
work?

SC: I think a lot of my work is about observation, about the way people feel or think
about themselves versus the way they look. I like exploring ugliness combined with
humor. As far as the paintings, the subject is always the same and it’s really an exercise
in creativity, continuing to make the paintings new and different and still interesting to
me.

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RJP: Which famous artists or styles have influenced you? Why?

SC: I like Tim Hawkinson’s work, even though most of it is sculptural and I don’t work
three dimensionally. I went to a show of his at the Whitney about four years ago, and was
really excited about how the pieces were so smart and yet everyone seemed engaged. I
think a lot of art is purely aesthetic and a lot of other art is elitist. For me, the interesting
stuff falls in the middle- I like work that looks good (or at least interesting) and makes
you think.

Artist: Siobhan Calnan

Title: “Tiff”
Media Used: print made from
acid etching on copper plate.
Size: 3” by 5”
Date Created: 2009

RJP: If you could meet any

living or dead artist, who
would it be?

SC: I’m shy, so I never have

an answer for questions like
this. I’d rather just read about
people I’m interested in,
observe them at a distance.

RJP: What is the one question

that you would ask him/her?

SC: I guess if I were talking to a famous/successful artist, I would ask him how long it
was before things fell into place and art really felt like a career.

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RJP: What do you think of the term "starving artist"?

SC: I don’t particularly like it, though I don’t get upset over it. There are successful and
unsuccessful people in every industry.

Artist: Siobhan Calnan

Title: “Rona”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 6” by 6”
Date Created: 2008

RJP: Do you feel more a sense of community with other artists or a sense of
competition?

SC: I think there is always a healthy sense of competition but the sense of community is
a bigger factor for me. I miss college a lot because of that. Being away from other artists,
I realize it’s harder to gauge how ideas or pieces are working, because I don’t have
people to critique them.
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Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Victor”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 5” by 7”
Date Created: 2008

RJP: I am particularly fond of

this rooster. I am not sure
whether it is because of the little
smirk/frown and the way he
seems to be looking down at us
or the fact that Victor has a very
“animated/cartoon” feel to him
due to the thick lines and
shading.

RJP: How do you market

yourself?

SC: This is one of the biggest

questions I’ve been asking myself
lately. I have a shop on etsy.com,
which is a website that sells
handmade and vintage goods.
www.plasticrooster.etsy.com

It’s a great website and there’s so much cool stuff, but there are also a lot of shops there,
so you have to generate your own traffic. I’ve been writing about how I am trying to
figure out how to get my work out and eventually be able to make art full time on a
newish blog, www.cockadoodledebt.blogspot.com

RJP: Do you find it difficult to stay motivated / inspired?

SC: I’ve had periods of difficulty staying inspired, which is one reason I started the
rooster paintings. Instead of waiting to be inspired or think of an idea, I picked one
subject and decided to work with it repeatedly. This way, I am always able to make work
even if I don’t have a concept. This has been helpful for me and is the reason I have
stayed productive since I’ve gotten out of school.

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RJP: Do you create your art full time or part time?

SC: Part-time, but I hope to make art full-time someday. I have a day job where I make
enough money and have health insurance. I think with the economy the way it is, many
people are putting their dream profession on the backburner. Right now the goal is to still
be making progress with art while I have a full-time job.

RJP: What other interests do you have, besides art?

SC: Road trips, reading, writing, books as objects, yard sales, eyebrows, learning.

Artist: Siobhan Calnan

Title: “Betsey”
Media Used: print made
from acid etching on
copper plate.
Size: 3 1/2” by 4 1/2”
Date Created: 2009

RJP: There is a lot of

wonderful texture and
detail in this piece. It has
the romanticized feel, for
me, of a medieval
woodcut.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Rycera”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 5” by 5”
Date Created: 2009

RJP: What advice would you have for a young artist starting out today?

SC: One of my biggest regrets about college is that I wasn’t as social as I should have
been, and now I don’t have the same kind of connections that many of my classmates do.
I would say that, in addition to putting a lot of time and effort into your work, you should
put a lot of time and effort into going to events and meeting people. Be open to honest
critique and don’t think you’re better than other people.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Spokes”
Media Used: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 4” by 4”
Date Created: 2008

RJP: The final rooster for this feature “Spokes” delves, whimsically, into my favourite
artistic milieu… the realms of the surreal. Truly, this is a bird that Lewis Carroll would
heartily approve of.

RJP: Do you have any big plans or shows coming up in 2009?

SC: Man, I wish I had something exciting to mention here! I’m working on getting more
involved with the art community and showing my work, but I have nothing big to report
yet. Keep an eye on the blog, though, maybe I will soon.

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 Artist: Siobhan Calnan
Title: “Untitled Landscape”
Media Used: print made from acid etching on copper plate.
Size: 6” by 18”
Date Created: 2007

RJP: This is a bold and impressive piece. Siobhan’s “Untitled Landscape” has an almost
gothic feel to it. The grainy sepia-like tones of the finished piece are reminiscent of the
images modern horror films, like The Ring, flash at you during dream sequences. Are
prints available for order? Cool Stuff...

RJP: How would you like your art, and by extension yourself, to be remembered?

SC: I would like my work to be something that people think is funny or clever,
something they relate to. For me it’s more about the emotion and the idea than the talent.

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Smiling Log [Samut Prakharn, Thailand] – by De Tourist

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 Writer’s Column

Creation in Our World

By Larissa Gula

Column 10: Music Setting The Tone

Once again she returns, after more of the lovely joys of life we call: work; family
responsibilities; family vacations; and worst of all, repeat illnesses. I went to a doctor
who told me I was recovering from a sickness only to get on the plane and be told I might
have mono. However, it was not mono, and I am now sitting up and typing away some
thoughts. I am not quite back on the “creative” track yet, unfortunately.

Then I got to thinking. Two months ago, Randy’s posting about musical albums
reminded me that sometimes a simple thing in our life can create something great. The
inspiration to begin something can lead into an evolved form beyond the original
expectations. In fact, I as a musician have the ability to create emotion just by picking up
my violin or singing, two things I adore.

Music is a grand example of how something short can lead to a grander project. Music
has many elements that contribute to the mindset of the listener. The lyrics, the melody
and harmony, and the tone of the voice all combine to not only tell a story but to set the
mood of the song – and this can be a base stone to kick off from when beginning
something of your own.

I decided this month I should make

a list of my own favorite albums
and see if it spreads on to a few
readers. Hopefully, some of these
songs will be explored and will
lead to personal inspiration and
revelation – or at least will
encourage you to find some
yourself.

Recharge – by De Tourist
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Untitled – by Engin Korkmaz

This summer, my five favorite soundtracks are:

1. Sarah Brightman’s “Symphony”. Sarah Brightman commands adoration. As a world

selling renowned soprano who had an entire musical dedicated to her (as she was the
original Christine in “Phantom of the Opera”), it’s almost impossible to show her
disrespect. Her album shows off her opera talents without being too dressy or showy,
mingling the talent with a rock style that says singing is hardly dead. You just have to
find the talent.

2. Cast In Bronze’s “Best Day Ever”. Cast In Bronze lost to Brightman by just a few
points, but I knew that this interesting soundtrack had to stay high. Cast In Bronze is a
performing group with two active members now. Each of them travels with their single
instrument and some sound equipment from show to show on the road. Sound normal?
Ha. These instruments weigh as much as 35 tons. Cast In Bronze features the ancient
carillon, an instrument normally confined to bell towers – seeing as the instruments were
the bells themselves. These traveling carillons are incredible to see, and beautiful to the
ear. The sound equipment I mentioned? Plays the accompanying harmonies and
occasional vocals. The bells too have changed with the times in order to survive.
Cast In Bronze can be found @ castinbronze.com, on YouTube, and on a fan page and
group on Facebook. I highly encourage everyone to give this one a chance at least; its
founder is an associate of mine who could use all the support and fans he can get.
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3. Brad Yoder’s “Someday or Never”. Local artists are something to look into to see if
they’re worth supporting, because it’s a common observance that local has far more talent
and passion than mainstream. Brad Yoder fits this bill, with beautiful poetry for lyrics
and quick fingers on his guitar to match. The first time I heard him sing, I wanted to cry –
the lyrics and his music were all too reminiscent of my heart. It is not easy for movies or
songs to make me cry – especially since I heard him perform after two hours of comedy
show. He has a gift and I am excited to return to campus just to see when he returns to
our Cathedral of Learning comedy show!

4. Idina Menzel’s “I Stand”. All right, pop haters – I forbid you to insult this one. Idina
Menzel is a Broadway star I only recently found myself adoring. She defines the Wicked
Witch Elphaba in “Wicked”; she took up the challenge of Maureen in “Rent”; and she
brought her talent into her pop album. Idina’s songs, especially “I Stand” itself, demand
emotion if not tears. If there is one artist I try to buy sheet music of, it’s Idina. I wish her
luck during the remainder of her pregnancy and hope she will return to the Burgh on
future tours!

5. The “Wicked” Soundtrack. Are my interests becoming apparent yet? This seems a
bit like cheating, but sometimes it’s best to listen to what does exist and see what you can
come up with afterwards. “Wicked” is not only filled with talent; it is an incredible story
on paper and on stage about the way others view the classic events we thought we
understood so well. Sometimes seeing through another’s eyes really is the best thing for
us.

The best on your

own journeys,
-Ris

Untitled – by Josh Bowe

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DC2 Cover - [All characters © DC Comics] – pencils and inks by Steven Howard;
colours by Jon Biermann
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 Short Fiction
The Leaf Green Cabin
By G. Waldo

Editor’s Note: As published in “Pugwash Memories -

An Anthology” by Edith McFadden Croft - New
Brunswick

I could hardly see my feet for the rain. I could

feel them well enough being sucked down into the
mud, mud thick like chocolate icing, again and again.
Every-so-often, one of my feet would come up out of
a mud hole without my Flip-Flop and I would have to
stop and pull and pull to free it. If I held it up to the
rain and turned it, it would eventually wash clean.
Then I'd balance on one leg while I slid it over my
rain-cold bare foot.

We had walked a mile in the rain and mud and

had another mile to go on this southern Manitoba
back road.

After an hour of fighting to keep his old four-

door Chevy on the road, Dad had lost control and
driven the car into the ditch. We had all piled out in
our summer clothes. Me in shorts, a flowered top my
mother had bought me for this visit and my Flip-
Flops. My brothers and sister, much older than I, ran
ahead and I struggled to keep up with Mom and Dad.
Muddy Rain Footprints – by R.J. Paré

I remember I was six and had never been to my uncle's farm. My dad's brother
owned cows and used work horses to haul logs from the bush to cut for winter firewood.
Uncle said he would show me a deer's antlers and let me ride Bonny-Lass, the prettiest
work-horse. Wet and muddy to our knees we arrived but instead of walking up to the big
white house, we stopped at a small green cabin and washed the mud off our feet in a
white basin a nice old lady handed each of us kids in turn.

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Stem N Leaves 2 – by R.J. Paré

The cabin was painted a green that reminded me of leaves. But not the real kind,
the candy kind. Those little green leaves that were covered in sugar and tasted like mint.
White and green striped curtains covered the windows and yellow flowers bloomed by
the porch door. An old bed spring pressed into use for a hammock hung between two
thick trees. A quilt was lying across it, soaked from the rain.

When my turn came to wash the mud from my feet, the old woman said to my dad
that I should stay with them for the night. I didn't want to stay in the cabin with these two
old people I didn't know. I was a bit scared when the rest of the family marched up to the
big house, leaving me alone with the strangers. I wanted to shout "No, I want to go with
you, Dad!" But the old people's faces smiled at me very kindly so I said nothing.

They brought me in and she made sandwiches and macaroni for supper in the
small kitchen off the living room. I remember a pink stove. The old man lit a fire in the
hearth and spent most of the evening watching television from a red sofa in a room which
walls were lined with books. The old woman knitted and I played on the rug with a model
of a horse I had found on a side table.

When I got sleepy I curled up on the smaller sofa and wrapped myself up with a
knitted blanket. The old woman asked, "Don't you want to sleep in your own room? We
made it up for you, see?"

A huge four-poster bed, one that seemed built for a giant or a monster, occupied
almost half of one of the two bedrooms. I couldn't see through to the other bedroom
because the door was open just a crack but I wondered if the old people slept in a
monster's bed too. I stared at the giant's bed, at the heavy covers and the white, cobweb
like fabric hanging over it (that swayed back and forth like a witch's grey hair from the
evening breeze seeping through a tiny open window), and felt I might disappear; vanish
in the night if I slept there. A giant's bed whose owner would come and steal me in the
dark. The bed itself might eat me alive as I slept.

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 I sank into the comforting cushions of the sofa, curling up beneath the warm
knitted blanket so they would know I meant it. The two nice old folks stopped trying to
convince me, said goodnight and disappeared into their own bedroom, closing the door
behind them.

I never saw those old people again.

When I was nine years old we returned to the farm. The car, a newer model
Chevy with tail fins, kept to the dry road and we slowly bounced around on the pot-holed
driveway. Dad parked by a leaf green cabin.

A memory itched in my mind as I looked at the run-down shack. The paint was
peeling off in strips and all the windowpanes were broken. Weeds surrounded it and
leaves and moss had accumulated on the tarpaper shingles. The bedspring hammock was
still there between the tree trunks; it's quilt ragged and dirty.

Dad and uncle led the way inside. "Be careful." Dad warned me. "It's old. Don't
fall in the hole."

I froze in step at the sight. In the center of the floor of what once must have been a
living room was a gaping hole five feet wide. The floor's wood was splintered and jutted
out everywhere. It was like staring into a terrible maw with its broken jagged teeth. Like
a giant had taken a bite out of it. In the kitchen a tiny pink stove lay on its side, its oven
door hanging from one hinge like a torn lip, it's interior back and oily. Straw lay in the
corners, along the wall edges and anywhere the wind had chosen to drive it. Animal
droppings littered the floor and an old sofa with stuffing oozing out sat against the far
living room wall. The fabric was stained and its color faded.

The cabin stunk of animal pee and mold. Dad and Uncle flipped through some of
the dusty books that still lay on the shelves over a cold, empty fireplace. From my frozen
spot, I stared into the bedroom. The one that had held the giant's bed. But the room was
empty. Nothing lived there now. I remember thinking that, somehow, between the time I
had sat in the kitchen eating sandwiches and slept on the sofa beneath the knitted blanket,
the cabin had died. And the old people who had disappeared through their bedroom door,
had died with it.

I stared at that door. It was still closed. And behind that door...?

You could not have gotten me to open that door for anything in the world. Not for
a million dollars.

"Dad," I asked. "Who lived here?"

Dad turned from his discussion of a book on diabetes and looked at me oddly.
"My mother and father. Your grandparents."
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 He said it in such a way, that I ought to know.

The old people who had lived and spoken to me for an evening? And had
disappeared behind the door? And when the cabin had died?

My grandparents. I never did open that door.

The last time I visited my Uncle's farm was seven years later. The first place I
wanted to visit was the leaf green cabin. I walked through the tall weeds on the path that
would take me to it. The time was summer and the day warm, bright and living. But the
cabin was gone. Indian Paint Brush and wild wheat grew in the spot now. All that
remained was a depression in the soil.

That and the rusty bed spring hammock. Even the tattered quilt was still there.
I often go back to the farm in my mind and remember the old folks and the leaf green
cabin that lived for a while and died. I smell the wheat and feel the farm air and I am
moved by the passage of time.

We look with our eyes and things disappear from view in a breath or two.

We look with our hearts and time stops.

Lookout – by De Tourist

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Western Cover – by Trevor Yarmovich page 29
 Poetry
Selected Poems
By Stephen Campbell

Lusts' Labour Won

A night of love?
A night of lust.

The fair jingle of flesh

The plump supple mush

Of sex thrust warmly upon me

Filling my appetite, sating my glee.

Sated lust needed, denied will grow

Lusts’ need abating, withdrew, sudden horror.

And lust sorrow filled hollow with echoing hallows

Brought my glee crashing upon stone gallows,

I hung limp sated with wrathful longing

My lust ran round poking at my empty sobbing.

Check [Ban Phe, Thailand] – by De Tourist page 30

African Ambassador – by Josh Bowe

Black Sins... Heavenly Shows

Black boy sinning at rich worlds bidding,
White boy longing for shiny new belonging.
Black girl crying whilst mother lay dying,
White girl crying, she’s afraid of flying.
Black man falling as workday is scalding,
White man climbing, rewarded, aspiring.
Black woman praying whilst broken baby bearing,
White woman laying in work whilst not caring.
Black soul stands highly with all the sky smiling,
White soul stooping over riches made looting.
Black soul pure and cured of all hurt,
White soul stained and besmirch in the dirt.

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Pare’s poetic perspectives
By R.J. Paré

.38 Special

The cylinder turns

In lascivious wantonness

The hammer cocked

Prepared, now, to penetrate

It pierces like fire

Explosive satisfaction

Final fading thought

As hot slug thru temple rips

Bang

.38 Special – by R.J. Paré

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DC2 Cover - [All characters © DC Comics] – pencils and inks by Steven Howard;
colours by Jon Biermann

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 Family life
Drunken dragon
tavern
By Christina Marchetti
Cheese and Butter – by Cindy Renfrow
Medieval / Renaissance Food Clip-Art
Collection

Hey there folks,

Today I have a fairly quick and easy and surprisingly tastey

recipe for oat cakes that a friend of mine gave me. Her name
is Randi Cartier, and those of you who are in my age group or
older and from the Windsor Essex County area know her as
the proprietor of the Dragon's Den.

Next month, we will be talking a little bit about Japanese food history and table manners
for those interested in the far east, and then following will be 4 complete and simple
meals from the area

Hope you like the oat cakes. Tastefully Yours, Tina

The World's Best Oat Cakes Work dough with hands, adding a few
sprinklings of flour until the dough is no
1 1/2 cups flour longer sticky.
2 cups rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder Divide into 6 pieces. Shape each lump into
1/4 tsp salt a disc about 4 - 5 inches in diameter. Put
1/4 cup sugar on buttered cookie sheet and cut into
1/4 cup butter quartes but do not separate them.
3/4 cup milk
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 -20 min. until
Mix dry ingredients. browned.

Cut in butter until mixture is like fine meal. Turn over and turn off oven. Leave oven
door ajar and let the cakes crisp in the oven
Add milk. for 10 min. You can now finish separating
them.
These awesome little cakes are great with a cup of tea or hot chocolate!!!!
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 Zombie Thor

By Brian Typhair

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 Pop culture
Comic book review
By Brad Bellmore

Robert Jordan’s Wheel of

Time – Eye of the World

Thumb sideways

Dabel Brothers Publishing released the first issue of

Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series in comic
format. I need to come clean up front. Early on in
this series of novels, I loved it; I found it innovative
and rich in layers of story and character. I quit
reading the series halfway through the sixth book. I
was utterly confused by too many stories and too
many characters and had the impression the author
was as well.

Certainly, Jordan fans that have read every word of

this series will undoubtedly inform me that if only I
continued on it would all make sense. And perhaps
it would have; but I didn’t.

However, I picked up this first issue with high expectations because the first novel
worked well for me. I was glad to get my chance to get in right form the beginning. The
story in the comic holds pretty tightly to the story in the novel which always a danger
when trying to tell a well loved story in a different medium. Either the creators work
with the medium and fail to deliver the story true enough, riling the existing fan base, or
they stick too close to the original, thrilling the fan base but alienating the fans of the
medium who are unfamiliar with the original work. This comic fails in the latter sense.

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I like that the creators, Chuck Dixon on script and Chase Conley drawing, decided to stay
as true as possible to Jordan’s original work. I’m looking forward to the textures of the
original that I will experience again. The pacing, however, is way to slow for a comic. As
I found myself getting caught back into Jordan’s world a few pages in but when the issue
ended, I felt that I didn’t get enough story. I wished that I had a graphic novel in my
hands instead of a monthly so that I could get a full dose of Rand Al’Thor and his friends
and fellow travelers.

Overall, it is a good read. The story is intriguing and it flows well. I loved the art. Conley
does a great job of interpreting Jordan’s world, putting is in a very specific time and place
with a variety of people who seem very real. I even lied some of his special effects that
he throws in.

But, as cool as this issue is and I expect the next to be, I think you are better of waiting
for the trades to come out. This will be a very frustrating story to digest in such small
bites. I plan to wait for the trades myself.

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 Raised on
Saturday Morning cartoons

By Pauline Paré

The networks have made the final decisions as to what shows will be returning and on
which new shows they will be taking a gamble. I do miss my tv shows and I have chosen
the three I anticipate most.

Supernatural was my choice for least likely to succeed when I first heard the show’s
concept. Two good looking brothers who solve supernatural mysteries? I thought Hardy
Boys meets Scooby-doo and figured it would be the first cancellation of 2005. I am so
happy that I was wrong. This show is well acted, well written and it has an amazing
soundtrack. It has deep, long running storylines and is refreshing unpredictable. I just
can’t wait to see what the Winchester brothers do this season. (…and they really are good
looking, nice bonus!)
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 My second choice is a show I discovered recently, The Big Bang Theory. Sitcoms
rarely make my list of most anticipated shows. They can be pleasant diversions and I
enjoy a funny programs but I am not really concerned about what will happen next. I feel
the same way about this one… the plot hasn’t left me hanging and waiting for more. No,
the reason why this how made my list is that it is addictive. It is too much fun and I want
more.

Fringe started slow but it had Joshua Jackson so was worth giving a chance. The
season finale had us scratching our heads with the revealing of a shocking secret. I
would love to tell you all about it, but I don’t want to spoil your fun if you were waiting
for the September 8th DVD release. We were also introduced to a character played by
Leonard Nimoy (wow!) and are hoping to see more of him next season.

You may have noticed that Chuck is not on my list but this unexpectedly salvaged
show will be premiering in January 2010. Way to go Chuck!

Although these are my most anticipated network shows, the cable channels still put
out the best and highest quality shows. The cable shows I await eagerly are Breaking
Bad, Dexter and True Blood.

Which returning shows are you most excited about? I will start a topic on the RKYV
Facebook page and I hope to hear your opinions.

Editor’s Note: just for the pure Dork-gasm joy of it… the actual Big Bang Theory is dealt
with in the handy illustration on the page following.
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