Double Sonnet For S04E13: Poetry
You shipped them: Mulder and Scully. Some spooky guy hot for aliens, hair flopping tantrums at a bald FBI father figure. Too punk rock for paperwork, he rendezvoused in soft […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Baker’s Kiss: Fiction
It was just a kiss. That’s what he kept telling himself. Didn’t mean anything. Lips brushing against cheek, lightly dusting like a bee and pollen… There you go, getting all […]
Life at Night
Illustration by Mickey Zacchilli / @shelobfan on Instagram If you’re new to little Rhody, you’ll find there’s an abundance of local nightlife – but around here, it’s sometimes hard to […]
Cocktail of the Month: The Duke of Earl
Brendan Maddock is no stranger to winning Motif’s Mixology competitions. The bartender, who works primarily at the Square Peg in Warren, has attended many of our Monthly Mixology Madness competitions […]
Stop, Rock & Roll
Welcome to Autumn – and – welcome to another edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! Here are five local releases to carry some summer into your fall: GEORGE RICHTER – […]
Museum Concerts: A commitment to music education
Music is universal. It transcends age, culture, religion, and nationalistic borders. At any moment, the right piece can cut through ages of political, social, and dogmatic segregation. It can create […]
Old Girlfriends, Pink Floyd & Chris Capaldi
On August 1, I sat at the bar in a sold-out Blue Room (Cranston live music venue) and noticed the comfort, joy, and heartache Chris Capaldi’s music can bring to […]
Ants in the City: Swarms and Sex
Over the last few weeks, as communities across New England witnessed a meteor shower and a rare aurora borealis, one more auspicious event was overhead – swarms of ants took […]
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night: Goodbye, old friend
We here at Motif have some sad news to report: The eight-legged arachnid who stood (crawled) careful guard over the patrons of Warwick Library has finally curled into her final […]
When The Kids Leave Home
When kids leave home, it is a significant transition not only for the ones who are going – but also for the ones left behind. Since I have seen several […]