I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud-moving wind — filled with a strong desire to wander.
Cloud Moving Wind: Basho’s Travels
December Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Magpies’ Mix Tape: Thanks to the birds for singing
Heartfelt nonsense.
The Brown Bag of Miscellany’: Zora Neale Hurston and the Practice of Overexposure
A beautiful and thought-provoking essay on the films of Zora Neale Hurston, by Autumn Womack.
On the Verge of Surprise: The Wildly Strange Photography of Ralph Eugene Meatyard
The remarkable photography of Ralph Eugene Meatyard.
November Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Magpies Mix Tape: Let Your Light Shine Bright
“Do good, let your light shine bright, let your light shine right, respect your fellow man as you should.” A MixTape on letting your light shine bright and your song be strong and loud.
Of Legacy, Latitude, and Attitude
Autumn thoughts on inheritance, impermanence, and learning to harmonize.
Pat Perry: Mentor Wanted
“The flyer project is about confusion and uncertainty. I thought it might resonate with others as something open and vulnerable that doesn’t really prescribe any beliefs or answers.”
Stella Bowen Self Portrait, an Ekphrastic Poem
Mike Ladd’s ekphrastic poem in response to Bowen’s courageous self-portrait.
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