On the Cover: Jack X. Zhou
To meet cover artist Jack Xuandong Zhou is to rub elbows with an up-and-coming, celebrity-status, multifaceted professional. Zhou’s demeanor is as bright and shiny as his product; his humor and […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Annals from the Literary Salon: Laura van den Berg reads from her new book State of Paradise
It starts as not a particularly outlandish night. The sun has escaped behind thick clouds, a few raindrops hit the windows, and the wind moving through the leaves is louder […]
What Makes a Farmer: The virtues of following the seasons
To get to Exeter’s Little River Farm you take the lovely country lane, William Reynolds Road. About a quarter mile past The Queen River, you turn up a long dirt […]
Annals of Fashion: Amanda Downing Carney talks shop…costume shop
A woman walks in with her sketchbooks, fabric samples, photos, a few iconic costumes, and reams of official forms. “What most people don’t know about costume designing is the amount […]
Mystified by the Macabre: The human fascination with demise
We are bombarded daily with images of violence and death whether it’s the nightly news, movies, or scrolling through social media. As uncomfortable as we claim it makes us, we […]
Everything Isn’t What It Seems: Providence opens up its Weird portals for another year of Necronomicon
In the dark room near the bottom of the ocean a myriad of shadows float by. Strange, undulating fauna grow from an endless floor. Particles of flesh hang suspended between […]
Growers Grow, Part 1: Observations of the business ecology of cannabis dispensaries and growers in the Ocean State
Let’s face it. – if not for the growers, there would be no weed for sale in any Ocean State dispensaries. Of course, there is the intrepid home grown culture, […]
Rebellious Collab
The town of Bristol has a concert series from June 21 to July 2. Most town officials decided not to allow a local beer garden at these events. As you […]
Motif Dispatch: Profiles in Distribution
The people who deliver Motif are innovative artists, writers, gifted actors and musicians in their own right. Ever wonder, Who are these couriers of arts and culture? We can’t profile […]
Shirley Prisco: Motif Astrologer
Shirley Prisco is the Sun Sign columnist for Motif Magazine. She is a professional astrologer certified by the National Council of Geo-Cosmic Research, an international organization devoted to astrology education. […]