‘Arts’ Archives
WE OF THE MIDDLE AGES
By SHELIA BLAND Confronted with the realization that our dreams did not come to pass, We who raised our children with such confidence. Sure of the difference they’d make in the future. Sure that we knew what they’d need for the future. We look up to discover That the future looks just like the present— The future that is now is no different Than the present that was then. And we are too tired to go on fighting, Too tired, and too wise to believe again In a future, future That can be different from the present, present. We experience a changing of the guard. We see in our children’s eyes, our dreams of yesterday. We see in our children’s limbs, our strength of yesterday. We see in our children’s hearts, our enthusiasm of yesterday. A changing of the guard. Our selves replaced. The same dreams re-hatched. We experience despair perhaps-- A feeling of uselessness -- Of being out of step. We experience [...]
The Life of a Leaf
By SHELIA BLAND Nibbled on Rained on Wind tossed Chilled Scorched Uprooted Disoriented Fallen Downtrodden Besmirched Disintegrated Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
MOVIE CORNER: Bones and All
★★✩✩✩ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 2022 Horror/Romance/Drama By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter How do I describe Director Luca Guadagnino's film Bones and All? Icky. Unique but macabre. Achingly prosaic. Presents an anemic romance that seems to be not natural. The chemistry between the two lovers is mostly tepid. And cannibalism is the theme where the main characters deliberately prey on other humans for food. Yes, this horror-romance-drama will not be pleasing to your palate. A young woman, Maren (Taylor Russell), realizes she has a need for human flesh (not just blood like vampires). Her propensity for snacking on human flesh gets her in serious trouble at a slumber party when she bites off a girl's finger. Her father (Andre Holland, Moonlight , Passing ) is aware of her affliction and immediately leaves with her to an undisclosed place. Soon he abandons her. Maren is 18 years old and has to fend for herself. She wanders [...]
