Synchronized Chaos
an interdisciplinary art, literary, science, cultural, and travel writing webzine

　　Moral Of The Story So many questions left unanswered as I fall back into the frozen hands of the atomic clock What is this story that I am trying to tell? Past these tired eyes the planes and peaks of the evolving countryside speak to me in foreign languages as I weep with joy in [...] [ ... ]

　　The Clouds Are Upside-Down In a universe designed so grand A particle-puzzle for the under-manned Among the world-view of random We stand on the south end of town And miss the dewdrop of wisdom While the clouds are upside-down Bound to the tracks of mass radio Or caught in a stained-glass window The [ ... ]

　　Your Heart   My darling, I hear the pain in your heart, When you call me from so far away; I can hear the loneliness and fear inside. While we are apart each day; Do not think that you can hide from me, Do not think that I don’t know— Do not think that I [...] [ ... ]

　　Poetry as Art Ancient concept Words tumbling onto papyrus, Parchment, Whirling through patterns, Rhythms, Sometimes rhymes; Thoughts Wondrous, profound, Scenes sensual, Significant, Life. —- Blind, broad-shouldered Homer Anchoring Shakespeare Burns, Eliot, Frost Et. al. Wide world wordsmiths A [ ... ]

　　Whose brain is it? by Leena Prasad Presented within the flow of the lives of fictional characters, this is a monthly column with a journalist’s perspective on brain research.   Ben has disappeared suddenly and his girlfriend Paula is feeling anxious. He has sent an email, however, to say that he is  [ ... ]

　　American Euphoria: Saying Know to Drugs By Richard Wilmot Ph.D.   PREFACE Even though most psychoactive drugs in America are illegal, there are so many drug problems in this country that experts have termed drug abuse an epidemic.  Yet our knowledge of drugs and drug use, misuse and abuse is in [ ... ]

　　FITTING An excerpt from Surrounded by Water By Stefanie Freele Tiredness is tremendous when he tells me I’m so bed-wrinkly I remind him of a biker’s favorite leather jacket. I say thanks, tie my robe, settle in front of the window which displays an overexcited autumn – the orangest, yellowest, redde [ ... ]

　　One of the most powerful things we can do for one another is to be present to one another as Christ is present to us. The amount of mentally ill people around the world being abandoned by their families is unbelievable. Actually it is very believable but too horrible to contemplate. Sarah is one out [ ... ]

　　CRAZY IDEALISTS, OR THE MONSTER IN ITS CRIB   The Coast of Utopia: Voyage By Tom Stoppard Shotgun Players The Ashby Stage in Berkeley, California A review by Christopher Bernard   As the news release aptly puts it, “In a tremendous coup for the biggest little theatre company in town, Shotg [ ... ]

　　[Reviewed by Kelly Munoz] On South First Street in San Jose, California, there is a building that looks like most others. It has a large sign that says, “California Theatre.” However, as you walk into this unassuming building, you feel as if you are transported to another era. Lush beaut [ ... ]

　　[Article by Tapati McDaniels]  Still Joyful I feel certain that there is an alternate universe in which Ani DiFranco is a comedian. Her humor is one of the things I enjoy most about her live performances and why her live albums are my favorites. Ani’s March 26th concert at the Rio Theater in Santa C [ ... ]