AUTHOR NOTES

GLASS RAIN—the poetry by Margaret Roxby

“STALEMATE” was written after a visit to the Los Angeles Museum of Art’s retrospective of the modern art which included this painting by Monet which may have been “Haystack at Sunset.” It is included this week for Stress Awareness Day, November 2.

KALEIDOSCOPE— an essay by Kathleen Roxby

“FOR HALLOWEEN: WORDS THAT MASK, HIDE AND DISGUISE” continues the author’s series on the English language, especially focused on its oddities.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“MESSAGE FROM THE BUFFALO TOOTH” was written in a poetry workshop when the author was handed a buffalo tooth for her poem’s inspiration. It is included this week for National Bison Day, November 5.