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Jaunty Springtime Birdhouse
A jaunty birdhouse, a fence of flowers, fluffy clouds, and cathedral spires in the distance - what a happy image of spring! Taken by our own photovoyant, Maureen Spagnolo of Washington, DC. (for a bigger look, click on image)
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Columns & Essays
by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
May 19, 2012
The thirty five (yes that’s right, count ‘em folks, thirty five!) bands and eight venues worked a staggered schedule. The first performers of the day were a mid-coast Maine jazz band, called Gypsy Caravan.
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by Maureen Spagnolo ~
May 5, 2012
“It’s not like I saw it,” I heard a woman recently exclaim to her companion at the tidal basin in Washington DC. She was looking at the screen on her small digital camera, having just taken a snapshot of the cherry blossoms highlighting the Jefferson Memorial.
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~ an alternative to philosophical and religious totalitarianism ~
by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
May 1, 2012
One of the questions facing the world today is how to mesh the moral imperatives of religion with the rights of all individuals to pursue happiness in a free and democratic society.
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Venue: One Longfellow Square, Portland ME ~ April 20, 2012 ~
by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Apr 30, 2012
They finished with a spirit filled version of "Travelin Shoes."... Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem made it their own and their version makes one almost look forward to death!
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by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Apr 26, 2012
Max's guitar fingerpicking technique is very bright and clear and his voice is as unabashed as a bird. The songs sound like they popped into his head and he began to play them simultaneously - almost the way a bard or minstrel might have...
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
Apr 17, 2012
I believe that one of the great disorders of the world is a misunderstanding of the value and role of women. This misunderstanding has been propagated by men and accepted by far too many women.
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
Apr 9, 2012
A video blog, based on the column of the same name.
How dreadful and painful are the words, "I do not feel loved."
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
Mar 26, 2012
This is the first video blog in the Culture of Heart series.
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~ be free by letting go ~
by Ashok Nalamalapu ~
Mar 19, 2012
Have you ever suffered while brooding over something that happened, or something that someone said? Have you brooded over a broken relationship? If so, you are not the only one.
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by Maureen Spagnolo ~
Mar 18, 2012
When our dear dog, Sparkie, was euthanized a year ago, I found myself searching for images of her to chronicle her life with us...
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
Mar 17, 2012
How dreadful and painful are the words, "I do not feel loved." With these words, our breath seems to stop. Our life implodes, and hope dies. Some people feel that way all the time, and have felt unloved for so long that they have become brittle and old, in spirit and in heart.
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Venue: One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME ~ March 2, 2012 ~
by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Mar 5, 2012
That man’s bones are made of music! Wearing a red shirt, jeans and cap, he picked up his twelve-string guitar and with finger picks and slide, commenced to play it like an otter in a waterfall.
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by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Mar 3, 2012
While walking at twilight one evening, I heard a large congregation of birds in the trees beyond some railroad tracks. They were far away, high in the bare trees against the night sky.
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A Parliament of Quotes
"As we journey within to find our own voice, creativity both isolates and connects. Because of this we must find the courage to voice our True Note..."
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Mo' Bliss
I love bulgogi. For the uninitiated, bulgogi is a Korean dish consisting of thin strips of beef marinated in a spicy sauce, served with white rice, kimchee and assorted side vegetables.
These are the best bedchambers the high mountains afford – snug as squirrel nests, well ventilated, full of spicy odors, and with plenty of wind-played needles to sing one asleep.
"Imagination is the force that pulls your physical, emotional and mental energies into dynamic harmony, giving wings to your soul..."
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Help the World
Free Rice has two goals: Provide education to everyone for free, and help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
I cried when I watched the clip. That night when I went to bed I thought about the pigs that were in cages at that moment...
I have known Lesley Austin for twelve years, and she is the most beauty and peace-centered individual I have ever met.
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Stories & Poetry
by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
May 12, 2012
In the center of the most beautiful place in the world
there nods a tree
of unknown measure.
by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Mar 3, 2012
Boots crossing the brown sugar field
at twilight
dog pulling on the leash
and sun angling down like a lure on a hook
low in the sky...
by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Mar 3, 2012
In my father's nightstand
is the drawer
Where he keeps a man-sized
Hershey bar...
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From the Editors
"Oh frabjous day! Calloo! Callay!" We are chorting in our joy, because Maureen Spagnolo has joined our team. Maureen is the photojournalist who has graced us with many of her photographic compositions, and now she is the author of a new section on photography, called PhotoVoyance.
We are still actively looking for volunteer contributing editors and writers to help build the Significato Journal to its next stage. Contact us for more info if you think you would like to write something about nectar for the soul.
Kim has been busy writing MusicViews columns and poetry. She reviews live music performed at One Longfellow Square, as well as other venues, and CDs.
Peter has just finished his very first short film, based on his short story, "The Epiphany of Zebediah Clump". |
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What's New
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by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
May 19, 2012
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
May 12, 2012
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by Maureen Spagnolo ~
May 5, 2012
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
May 5, 2012
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by Peter Falkenberg Brown ~
May 1, 2012
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by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Apr 30, 2012
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by Kimmy Sophia Brown ~
Apr 26, 2012
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Feel good about life
and feed your soul some vittles...
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from the columns and essays of Significato.
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Transport your soul...
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by curling up with a short story or poem.
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Increase your bliss and nourish your soul...
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with tidbits on nature, music, books, films, health and writings from bygone days.
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Feel good about life by helping the world...
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