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Gart Williams probably never played a single note of music. Unlike Bruce Berry in Neil Young?Äôs ?ÄúTonight?Äôs The Night,?Äù there were no moments to ?Äúsing a song in a shaky voice that was real as the day was long.?Äù Too busy working for an unappreciative employer whose single motivation tool was to sternly dictate, ?ÄúPush, [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-exploration and universal understanding. We start the forecast week of major transit on Wednesday, when Saturn, the planet of personal restriction and applied knowledge, will turn retrograde at 8º Virgo. While Saturn is retrograde in Virgo pay strict attention to how you render service to the general public. If you [...]

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The other half of Listen & Be Heard took a trip to East Coast last week, leaving me to keep the mic open on Friday night. I didn’t take as many pictures as usual, and we didn’t get the Listen & Be Heard song delivered in the deep tones that only Tony can give us. [...]

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Everything is fast these days. You want to call a friend, chances are you can reach your friend with a text message or phone call right away. You’re hungry? Pop something in the microwave, it’ll be ready in a minute or two. Want to know more about someone you just saw on TV? Do a [...]

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Mindful of my lover running late, as common as tying your shoestrings; I’m battered as an armadillos shell; I put my bands around my emotional body armor native to myself and walk like a stud in darkness. Everything in October has a shade of orange you know– a hint of witch and goblin. In the [...]

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Twin towers rushing towards the heavens, disappearing into the fog. Graceful curves are so beguiling, drawing the camera-wielding tourists to your side. I am drawn too, but all of my pictures are already taken. They lie, trapped between paper and cellophane. Unnoticed, unloved. Only I feel their pain. Am I forsaken? Who am I to [...]

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The world of work is the world of anger Claws and teeth of greed Cutting jagged edges, the egos jump up Land down on crossed knees Fold over¬?blood of change. ¬? Where are the people who grow¬?lotus flowers? Their heads are gray; their hands are sullied, Covered by the white cloth. The singing¬?poets¬?are drowned¬?by the [...]

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Help rescue our besieged universe      Relentlessly ravaged by bullyragging war          Without compassionate understanding mutual trust              There can be no peace Save our disillusioned lonesome planet      Hungry souls suffering emotional famine          Spreading malice cancerous hateful fear              Soothing cure-all Tender Loving Care Look within anima awakening spirituality      Flexible open attitudes [...]

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TWISTED TONGUES by charles frederickson

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Color Lines by chokwadi

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He Said, She Said, We Said by martha cinader mims

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Isolated Society by jan bianchi

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This November, [tag]Listen & Be Heard Arts, Culture & Entertainment Magazine[/tag] turns 3 years old! We annually honor our contributors at an [tag]anniversary celebration[/tag]. This year?s awards will be presented at the Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf? on November 18 from 5 to 8pm. There will be [tag]open mic[/tag] portion of the show for [...]

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Most of us are familiar with the culinary uses of nut and seed oils such as olive, sesame, sunflower and coconut oils to flavor and moisten the foods we ingest. In addition to the benefits of ingesting them through our diet, nut, seed and some vegetable oils applied topically can help bring immediate relief to [...]

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This past May I went to a production of Fiddler On The Roof performed at the amphitheater atop Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. While riding the bus en route to the mountaintop, I was flooded with memories of my middle school teachers bringing their original Broadway cast LPs of musicals and having to sing along [...]

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