Wave on wave, each with increasing virulence, is dashing this new religion of whiteness on the shores of our time. -W.E.B. Du Bois, ‘The Souls of White Folk’ 1920 ~ Every day was a chance to enjoy the circus by the sea. Milky sunlight, refracted by frosted window panes, was cut with the sickly yellow […]
Michele Aucoin was always kind, generally sarcastic and reliably wise. She served as a mentor or booster for many in the arts community – both designers and fine artists – and her loss is acutely felt in those communities. Aucoin, 57, was a RI College grad and a graphic designer at many firms in PVD, […]
Our runners-up in the fiction contest are: “It Won’t Be Ignored” by J L. Metcalf, “The Ever-Ending World” by Kent J. Starrett “The God Spot” by Shad Fagerland “Ghoul of Providence” by Mike Slater Honorable Mention: “Bring the Children Home, Lord Cthulhu” by Andrew Stewart
THU 15 Beth Barron/ Jamie Craighead Duo/ Corinne Southern: Vocals/Guitar. 9pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov Out of State Plates Literary Series: Featuring Sarah Elaine Smith, author of Malibu is Everywhere. 7pm. Twenty Stories Bookstore, 107 Ives St, PVD. outofstateplateslit.com FRI 16 – SUN 18 92nd Annual Grecian Festival: Your best chance of experiencing […]
There is no question that HP Lovecraft, influential writer of horror fiction and son of Providence, held views that were clearly racist, outdated outliers even by the standards of his time. My goal here is not to excuse his racism, but to place it in a context of Lovecraft as a human being with very […]