An Eye on the Water: Interview with Ronnie Farley

by Julie Chibbaro You’ve seen her shock of white hair like an aura of wisdom. If you live in Beacon, or anywhere along the New York State Watershed, you’ve seen Ronnie Farley. She is a known entity, a professional photographer, a published author, and a person who very much cares about our environment, though sometimes … Continue reading An Eye on the Water: Interview with Ronnie Farley

Paul Lisicky: An Essay, a Poem, a Story, and a Song

By Flora Stadler Author Paul Lisicky’s memoir The Narrow Door reads like a scrapbook elegy—its loss archived in love notes, fragments of feeling, snapshots of memory. The book (a New York Times Editors' Choice) documents the death of his longtime friend and fellow writer, Denise Gess, and the disintegration of his relationship with his ex-husband, writer Mark … Continue reading Paul Lisicky: An Essay, a Poem, a Story, and a Song

Poet & Essayist Cynthia Cruz

By Flora Stadler In this series, I'll ask writers a question about "the one." That one thing could be about their writing process, their personal experiences, or even writers they admire. The idea is to focus on a detail that (hopefully) reveals more about their writing life. My first installment in this series is with … Continue reading Poet & Essayist Cynthia Cruz