Issue of October 9, 2006
8 articles in this issue.
"Snow Flower" is a rich, detailed texture of sisterhood. Although despised in childhood as extra mouths and valued in womanhood only as the mothers of sons, women created a subculture for themselves, a culture that honored sisterhood, women?s arts, and their personal relationships. Stonoff calls "Snow Flower" a "veritable time machine."
Bernie Pilarski, expert naturalist, presents a series about the exciting world of the birds of Ripon, California.
Sometimes people can't even see what's in front of their faces.
What makes Anime different from good old American animation? The depth of the difficult subject matter? The spare characteristics of the art? The non-formula plots? Mary Klaebel explains how she became hooked on Anime.
In the dead of night, Ashlinne's undead skeletal pet, BitBit, dreams of his past life.
So spunky, but alas, he's so smelly ... Charlotte leaves the wounded pirate to the care of the yacht's crew, and seeks a few tools in someone else's cabin.