Or head to New Jersey and explore the magical world of Luna Parc under the creative stewardship of Ricky Boscarino.
In this issue we also take you to NYC to explore the contemporary faerie world as captured and celebrated by digital artist, Luc Georges and reviewed by fellow photographer, Keith Gemerek.
RFD photographer, Kwai Lam explores the healing erotic waters of Breitenbush in Oregon at their summer gathering.
We’ve got new “old” fiction from “ex-pat” Wes Hartley living in BC and poems from friends we have admired before. The Calls for the Midwest Men’s Festival and Folleterre Summer Gathering grace these pages as well as RFD Board member, Mountaine’s Thailand Travelogue. Prison Pages and a porn review round out this season’s offerings plus the Remembrance of our dear community member and past RFD editor, HA!
For twenty years RFD has been stewarded in and around Short Mountain Sanctuary. In recent years local collective energy for creating this alternative journal has waned considerably. And so inspired by Destiny’s “most together” creation of this past winter’s feature, the RFD Board is courting these Northeast faeries to take on the continuation of RFD beyond its 35th year.
About this anniversary year approaching with Fall issue #135 we announce the major theme of Death and Suicide and solicit your thoughts and experiences of friends and family who have passed. Long-time editor and associate Franklin Abbott will also prepare the poetry of Michael Mason and the graphic art of Raven WolfDancer, both major contributors to RFD during the Running Water years. Our dear Michael died of toxoplasmosis ten days after completing the cascading stone stairway at Short Mountain. The previoius six months he lived with us in “Lynda’s trailer”compiling the “final edit” – 600 pages of his life’s poems. Raven, gardner, graphic artist and guide for Atlanta’s Gay Spirit Vision was stabbed and killed in an unsolved murder over ten years ago. Your stories of these two beloved and admired southeastern feys are requested. Deadlines for submission to both these fall features is July 1. The RFD archives form the early Running Water and Short Mountain years have finally moved out of the barn and found a new home at Emory University in Atlanta. We delivered the first installment the end of February and received substantial funds to help us turn 35. Please join us in that journey by subscribing today.
