A Reflection on [Mental] Health: January Poetry
A fragile soul so young, A pleasure center numbed, How quick I was to hide inside my fears. The fear of age, rage, and misplaced trust, The fear of reopening […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Lunar Notes: January 2022
Aries: Usually you don’t care about your reputation, public image or standing in the community as you are fiercely independent and will go your own way no matter what. But […]
Pivotal Brewing: Dropping anchor in downtown Bristol
In 2019, Todd Nicholson and Rebecca Ernst made the courageous decision to quite literally “pivot” from their 9-to-5s to go all in on their dream of owning a brewery. “We […]
New Year, New Bar!
COVID has done a number on the hospitality industry, but the relentless work ethic of the people behind the industry have kept the dream alive. Now we are seeing exciting […]
On the Cover: January 2022
Well, Motif readers, it’s a new year. Many of us will embark on the week-long journey of deciding to become better people in 2022, realize that it doesn’t make a […]
Playing on Thick Ice: Ocean State Curlers are a stone’s throw away
“Alright, so basically, curling is shuffleboard on ice,” Dave Rosler says. “If you’ve ever done a lunge, you’ll be great at curling. Also, if you’ve never done a lunge, you’ll […]
Squid’s Ink: New Year’s Dissolutions
This month, we hacked Peloton. Yes, they killed Big on purpose, but it turns out that they also had a secret cache of New Year’s Resolutions from prominent people and […]