20 Years of Artistic Covers
Throughout our 20-year history, our commitment to the local arts community has never wavered. Even today, you can open any issue of Motif Magazine and see elements of art, music, […]
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On the Cover: Meg Coss
A woman stands on the edge of a balcony overlooking the city. Blocky brick buildings squat underneath golden spires with great clocks; cobblestones wobble the edges of distinct lines, ivory […]
On The Cover: Juditta Musette
“Have you seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind?” Juditta Musette asked during our interview at her home studio in Newport. “Sure.” “You know the mashed potato scene…” During the […]
The Sound of Shattering Glass: Fiction
The snow fell like fading memories. Fast flakes. Then… gone. Brumpumpum bumps. The struggling motor moaned like a ghost in the dark. Dark? Why was the sky not dark? Where […]
The Winemaker: Fiction
Wine was in his blood. It was a reputation that traced back to the old world, to his grandfather. Dino DeLorenzo’s romantic stories – told over the dinner table in […]
100 Ways an Old Man Can Die: Fiction
An old man sat on a plastic chair on his patio, drinking sweet, black coffee. He was thinking about the same skinny, barefoot girl. They ran around together when he […]
Timeline: Fiction
1992: It’s middle school, and everybody feels awkward. The Providence Public School system is doing what it can with its resources. School lunch is the highlight of the day. Many […]
Hottest Authors of the Summer: Three Local Authors Share their Beach Reads
VICTORIA DALPE: Alone in the woods, some of us find solace. In that solace, some of us find fear – afraid of what lurks in the shadows or what lurks […]
ROMANCE IN RI: A Review of Riss M. Nelson’s A Love Like the Sun
The debut adult romance novel A Love Like the Sun, by Providence writer Riss M. Nelson, is the quintessential social media love story. Released on June 11, the novel deals […]
Spoken Word Warriors: The Legacy of Spoken Word Poetry from the Griots to Mr. Orange Live
“Spokenword” poetry, an art form steeped in tradition and innovation, has woven its way through the annals of history, echoing the voices of griots, resonating in the streets of Harlem, […]