The Commonspace > June 2003

Church and State:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Park Full of Pagans
The annual Pagan Picnic brings out earth-worshippers, Wiccans and some folks who just want to wear fairy wings >>

Games:
By Chris Cyr
Come and Go
Minutes to learn, a lifetime to master — the deceptive simplicity of Go >>

Expatriates:
By Daniel Stolar
Cut and Paste
St. Louis followed Dan Stolar to Tuscon, and still fills his writing and his life >>

Communities:
By Scott Emanuel
Free to Just Be
For the young people and their adult advisors who come to Growing American Youth, the space to be themselves is the best gift of all >>

From the Source:
By Stephen Schenkenberg
Two Roads
Reflections on denials and acceptance >>

It's All Happening:
By Thomas Crone and Amanda E. Doyle
Jumpin' Jesus on a Pogo Stick, It's June!
Pride, and Macbeth, and even Pee-Wee shall see us through summer's first dog days >>

Young Minds:
By Students at The College School
Inspired by the City
Love and anger, hope and despair — all based in St. Louis — find their way into poems from some insightful 7th graders >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
Hold onto your handbags, kids; the Gypsy Caravan blows into town with antiques, questionables and junk galore >>

Elsewhere:
By Pamela Price
Speaking Loudly and Carrying the Gospel of the Big, Red Stick
Rebirth in Baton Rouge means never running out of true, tall tales >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Thomas Crone and Amanda E. Doyle
Monkeyin' Around in May
In St. Louis' loveliest month, fun things were found both inside and out >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Laura Hamlett
Playback St. Louis: The Birth of a Monster
Running a local arts and entertainment magazine is a lot like having children >>

A Day's Work:
By Amanda E. Doyle
Eleven Questions With...Tom Schlafly
Even if you've never met the man, you probably know his beer; is this a great job or what? >>

From the Editor:
By Brian H. Marston
The Memphis Manifesto Summit
The good, the bad and the catty, as told by one member of the Creative 100 >>