StateoftheOzarks Weekly

The Shirt on the Sink

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… THE SHIRT ON THE SINK. I stumble to the bathroom and pick up my olive green “Freedom Is Not Free” t-shirt from the sink where it has been lying crumpled for the past three days. The shirt is wrinkled but that doesn’t matter. The dogs certainly won’t care as I take them…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

The Pear Tree

BEEN THINKING ABOUT… THE PEAR TREE. The pear tree in the yard has leafed, shade dappled beneath an increasingly hot sun. Mist rose in the holler last night, turning the sunset red. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. The grass beneath the pear is already thick and raucous, overgrown where the lawn had once…

Clay Howard

Universal Infidel

Clay & Jonnie Howard provide metaphysical E-books, prosaic art, alien mentoring, medium readings, and intuitive processing and are committed to deep insights into this life and beyond. Clay Howard’s books include From the Inside Looking In (a metaphysical journey of alien mentoring, wisdom and the quantum universe), Abin’s Way (struggles of the spirit, liberation of…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

Cold Spring Days

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… COLD SPRING DAYS. Cold spring days are special things. Too soon the air will be hot and ragged as summertime seems to arrive earlier each year and so I remain thankful for the chill of early spring. There is subtle beauty in the overcast, the clouds changing, gray and severe, the hanging-on…

Light Work and Energy Balance

Light Work and Energy Balance

Light Work and Energy Balance We offer diverse holistic healing modalities, from herbs to bodywork and energy, providing tools to help you feel your best, as this present moment shapes your future. Light Work and Energy Balance exists to empower your holistic well-being, offering tools from quality herbs and seasonings to transformative bodywork and energy…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

The Divine Hag

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… THE DIVINE HAG. The Ozarks are beautiful in springtime, but springtime is not yet here. I stand atop my own meadow mountain, wind gusts hitting something like 50 miles an hour, and squint into the gale, into the dust, briefly losing my footing and catching myself from falling as the wind intensifies.…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

The Bitter March Wind

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… THE BITTER MARCH WIND. The bitter March wind stirs the red oak leaves on the hillside, leaf litter heavy in the late afternoon. The sky has cleared, temperature dropping quickly. Thankfully, the cab of my F-150 is warm as I navigate the going-home traffic. I turn the wheel north, north through the…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

Underworld Gains

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… UNDERWORLD GAINS. It’s late. I’m tired. I’m hungry. At least the gym is playing Hozier on the speakers. I shrug. It is the end of the month, the last chance for any personal records in February. I’m already sore. The six plates of iron loaded on the bar are not going anywhere.…

StateoftheOzarks Weekly

Roses in a Dark Room

BEEN THINKIN’ ABOUT… ROSES IN A DARK ROOM. A dark bedroom, a single light. The lamp was a strange thing, heavily weighted, long, spindly neck, rough black charcoal-like texture of hood and base, the lamp of a mid-century engineer with a black briefcase and shoes buffed until persistently reflective. But engineering was a world away,…