Athena Intanate: One Day at a Time

    Photography and Text by Athena Intanate, Copyright 2020 . One Day at a Time . Too often when we think of travel, we reminisce of far-flung, exotic places, worthy of bragging about and pulling up photos of at the next family gathering. Having come from a country where people normally vacation in, I’ve … Read more

Bob Shell: Coronavirus and Prison Life

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Coronavirus and Prison Life . Right now the prison I’m in is on modified lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means that we’re locked in our cells about 22 hours every day, and the two hours we’re not stuck in our cells, we can go out … Read more

Athena Intanate: Love is a Lamp-Lit Room

  Photography and Text by Athena Intanate, Copyright 2020 . Love is a Lamp-Lit Room . I never particularly liked my dorm room until I started putting up my photographs in it. Its yellowed cinder block walls are sticky with age, and the carpeted floor is in dire need of a deep clean. My bed’s … Read more

Dr. Michael Zapor: Covid-19

Text by Dr. Michael Zapor, Copyright 2020 . COVID-19 . Being an infectious diseases physician, research microbiologist, and former deputy commander of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (which is in the business of identifying, researching, and mitigating infectious disease threats), I thought I’d make a few comments about Coronavirus Disease-2019.   Firstly, we’ve … Read more

Bob Shell: Marijuana and Mind

    Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Photography by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . The March/April 2020 issue of Discover magazine has a couple very interesting articles on scientific research into the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), shows great promise in treating ARML (Age Related Memory Loss), dementia, and may even … Read more