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When the Dying Do Not Want to Say GoodbyeWords and Image by Karin Sieger QuailBellMagazine.com When I was treated for cancer, you kept your distance. You had already buried two husbands. You probably did not want to get close, and go through it again. We never talked about it.
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RockscapesBryce Canyon and Zion National Park, Utah; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Squaw Valley, California
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The Strange Existential Beauty of Chairlifts in SummerSquaw Valley, California, August 2016 #Real #Photography #California #Chairlifts #Landscapes Visit our shop and subscribe. Sponsor us. Submit and become a contributor. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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The True Cost of the OlympicsBy Erynn Porter QuailBellMagazine.com Recently I’ve tried to grasp the true cost of going to the Olympics, especially after hearing that the U.S. Women Gymnastics uniforms, which have real Swarovski crystals sewn in, cost up to 1,200 dollars apiece. My mind is blown. Are they amazing uniforms? Hell yeah! But that price. Ralph Lauren’s opening ceremony outfits also cost about $1,200 US dollars. The pants go for almost $300! The shirt, $90. There is nothing below 50 dollars. I wasn’t able to find out much about other uniforms, the media seems to be focused on the U.S. Gymnastics Team. Though the types of swimsuits that are worn at Rio can be around 300 to 500 dollars.
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A Brief on Pitching Small TentsDemocrats are bad at street fighting on the national scale.
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False Optimism: Black Heart MantraIf you’re looking for a new international artist to follow, The Cheek of Her has been trending in the UK and all over Europe.
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Dying into Being: Goethe and the Corpse FlowerMost people know Goethe as the author of Faust and other literary works. But Goethe was also a keen amateur botanist who was very proud of his scientific writings, despite the fact that they fell flat in his own time — both because he was not a member of the scientific community and because they seemed outlandish to his contemporaries. "Stick to poetry," was the general consensus. His 1790 Metamorphosis of Plants was not fully appreciated until after Darwin's theory of evolution established itself. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Out of FocusBy Erynn Porter QuailBellMagazine.com I have to admit it… I’m not a huge fan of sports. I’m not an overzealous fan of the Olympics. But I do enjoy watching athletes from around the world compete. I like seeing how hard they work, the utter joy on their faces as they win, the sportsmanship of every athlete congratulating the winner. I’m also a fan of feminism, of equal rights, which is why sometimes I watch Rio on mute. I love watching women (yes, women, not girls) smash records and become the pride of their families and countries. I love watching their hard work and dedication come together in a single epic moment. So why are the commentators and spectators paying attention to all the wrong things?
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A Review of Loaded GunThere’s plenty of Canadian-born talents that become famous internationally. Artists like Avril Lavinge, Celine Dion, and Shania Twain are all drastically different artists that have enjoyed immense success. The next in line has instantly become one of my favorites. Bringing a whole new sound to the world is edgy musician Chrystyna Marie.
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The Conundrum of PovertyBy Raymond Greiner QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's note: This piece was previously published in Indiana Voice Journal. Poverty is an emotionally powerful subject. With few exceptions global human quality of life is structured from a base of economic opportunities hailed as modern civilization marching to a cadence seeking prosperity through enterprise, commerce and trade. Contemporary social design is a byproduct of early Mesopotamia referred to as “the cradle of civilization.” Social patterns evolved from this base developing geographically mixed cultures in a mutual quest for fiscal gain. Economics, trade and enterprise are world encompassing with striking disparity and exclusion.
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Getting NailedDear Margot,
My actual name is just Nancy, but I thought it would be cute and funny this way. Again, just Nancy, don’t want to confuse you. Anyway, I have a rather severe predicament. In my old age, I have lost my driver’s license (I don’t see why flying into a playground of kindergarten students is grounds for my license being revoked. Only a few students were scratched up and no one died, I apologized and even offered to buy a box of bandages. Store brand, mine you, I like to be frugal). The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
3 Examples of When to Keep Your Damn Mouth Shut1. Commenting on someone’s eating habits or weight
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Olēka and the Personal DiaryBy Richa Gupta QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: This post was recently published at The Huffington Post, and is forthcoming in The Missing Slate. Olēka (n). the awareness of how few days are memorable (Source: Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows) I did a mental exercise a few days ago: I noted down the days in 2015 that I truly remember—whether the day was happy, awful, worrisome, or exciting. A few stuck out for me: my first literary publication, going to Disney World, my first day at a new school, the day my online magazine went live, the day I fell ill right before my finals. It was a laborious, mentally exhausting practice, but I managed to come up with seventy-four days I could remember with complete clarity (and if not the entire day, then substantial bits of it). That seemed fairly impressive, until I realized that there were 291 days I couldn’t recall. Those seventy-four days had helped shape me to be the person I am now; they were times I dealt with failure, or made a new friend, or developed a new interest. And that’s why I remember them. But… what about the other days? Did I just wake up, eat, study, write a bit, and go back to sleep—just to enter another day of monotony? Was that how I spent a majority of 2015? The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
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Why Beyonce Should Make A Country AlbumBy Gretchen Gales @GGalesQuailBell QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: First appeared on the Odyssey. Call me basic, but I love Beyoncé’s "Lemonade" album. It’s exceptionally well done, including a range of intense emotions from pure outrage to reminiscent grieving of the relationship as a whole. It explores redemption, forgiveness and what it means to be human. Although today, I’ll be focusing on the track that I doubt I’ll get tired of anytime soon.
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Astrophe… and the UniverseBy Richa Gupta QuailBellMagazine.com Editor's Note: This piece was first published on The Huffington Post. Astrophe (n). the feeling of being stuck on earth (Source: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows) We learn about the planets of our Solar System when we’re five or six, and about other galaxies a few years later. We learn that Jupiter has a great red spot, that Ne tune is sapphire blue, that Venus has clouds made of deadly sulfuric acid. And then we realize that, as endless as our Solar System may seem, it’s just a tiny dot in an infinite expanse of silence and dust. We’re overwhelmed with excitement when we catch one of the planets in the night skies; within minutes, onlookers have whipped out telescopes and powerful binoculars, all in the hope of laying eyes on an entity we can only dream about. Gravity holds us down, as if playing a petty game with our spirits and imagination. And so, we only know what sunrise looks like on Earth—we can never know what the rising sun looks like on Jupiter, or Mercury, or Pluto. We don’t know what our planet looks like from miles afar. Our perspective of the universe is constant and unchanging, all become of the limitations that prevent us from escaping the shackles of gravity. . The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Review of Spines of the HeartExperimental rock (or avant-rock) has been the rock genre’s little sibling since the 1960’s and has since become more well-known with bands such as Radiohead. But if you’re in need of the latest in experimental rock, look no further than Spines of the Heart.
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