Please imagine the days that I spend with you. I work atop the building outside of which you busk. I arrive to hear you playing, saying to my colleague, "there he is again" or "already?" "He's been here all morning," she says. I hear the three — or four or five — songs you play […]
Author: Nathanael Roney
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Practice what you peddle
Will the Asheville Police Department lead by example of the social order they've been tasked to uphold and not ride their bikes on sidewalks? As they pass, I'm forced to walk in the street, unprotected and unrepresented. — Nathanael Roney Asheville The writer is the senior graphic designer at Mountain Xpress
The “Burlesque” Cover
Although I could settle on either of a few, my internal politic unanimously rests with Those Legs. It came and then went with a fluidity quite rare in the grand compromise we call Commercial Art. Two Colors (both dark), One Image, No Photo, Small Teaser. After meeting the story's author just a few days ago, […]
The economy will survive
This would be called: “I date the fool and pity myself.” I ask the city of Asheville to ban the use of cars, trucks and other demanding motor vehicles in the five-block radius constituting our downtown. The children operating such machinery cannot behave themselves, and my head is killing me. Maybe an extravagant idea will […]