September rez Posted

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When we think of September, we can’t avoid thinking about going back to school. Most of us are far removed from classes, but we remember those heady days of pursuing intellectual interests for the sheer joy of it, mixed with a cocktail of hormones and consumables.  We may be out of school now, but we’re not too old to learn a few new tricks. And those come this month in the form of great writing and grand creative entertainments.  We’re told how important it is to “stay young” and “feed your brain.” Well, with this month’s issue, you’ll feel like a kid again and your brain will buzz.  The Monarchs have brought us such popular productions as Imagine! and Imagine Too!, both Disney-inspired spectacles, and this past month they unveiled Atlantis Rising, their latest fabulous enterprise. They’re back with their ever-popular mix of family fun and sensuality (even Disney had his moments). Families bring their children and gather their relatives online for one of their amazing shows. Watch them “sink a sim,” as Atlantis submerges evermore under the waves, now littered with shipwrecks and mermaids. The Monarchs will be back for a Halloween show that promises to be epic.  We have a bounty of rich poetry this month, with Jullianna Juliesse’s That Moment I Realized, which shows off Julie at her finest – in love and risking everything. Amy Inawe returns to our pages with a superb pantoum, I Fear the World Has Regressed. Technically astute and soulful at the same time.  Art Blue is up to his antics again, but this time as a cub reporter, giving his thoughts on the new grid, SANSAR. This is not his usual futuristic foray. This is now, and SANSAR is taking its first baby steps. See Art’s first impressions of this new world. RoseDrop Rust is back with Anger Face, where he captures moods and images effortlessly. His words are just liquid. Cat Boccaccio, who must have played with doll houses as a child, because she miniaturizes her prose, has brought us one beautiful piece of micro-fiction after another.  This month, she delves into the politics of yesteryear with Veep.  She always makes us wish we could have just a wee bit more. Buddhist Spiders is Mario Zecca’s latest poem, which not only features sharp observations so eloquently stated, but we also show off his artwork, which accompanies his beautiful writing.  Consuela Hypatia Caldwell is back in our pages with a lovely poem, Indelible. Each word carefully chosen, this is a fine example of Consuela’s beautiful wandering mind.  All in all, wonderful tidbits to feed our brain and keep us young while we get ready for everyone’s favorite season, autumn.