WELCOME Winter
The beginning of winter in the Pocono Mountains offers an abundance of opportunities to enjoy both Mother Nature and the nature of creativity. Surrounded by game lands and parks, this season invites you to bundle up, step outside, and breathe…
Art in the Parlor: Bare Truths
An art exhibition that explores the power of vulnerability and the connection between internal and external landscapes of the body, mind, and heart. There’s a creative vibe that’s growing in the “upper Delaware region” and Narrowsburg is leading the way….
Readers & Writers
The 2023 Milford Readers & Writers Festival kicks off 7p Friday evening, September 22, with a performance by Amanda McBroom at The Milford Theater. Saturday, September 23, 3:45-5p features Harvey Fierstein in Conversation with David Drake. Best known for Torch…
A Writer’s Muse
The Pocono Mountains have always been an inspiration for writers. Notable authors who have lived or spent time here include Washington Irving, Zane Grey, Stephen Crane, Thomas Wolfe, Robert Frost, Ogden Nash, Kurt Vonnegut, Frank McCourt and many more. Damon…
Musings – a Collection of Short Stories by Local Authors
What happens when a group of local creatives put their ideas together with a dream? A collection of short stories titled Musings is born and it will amuse and delight readers of all ages. “A vision that started fourteen months…
Zoe Comes Home
a Dark Comedy written by Melissa Bell Meet Melissa Bell. Melissa is a writer, singer, creator, collaborator. Born in Ohio grew up in New Jersey, followed by New York City and now Damascus, PA. Melissa has been nominated for numerous…
Local Author Marylou Webster Ambrose: Your Numbers Up
I first met Marylou through our writers group, PencilsNEPA. (November 2018: www.poconosecrets.com/pencilsnepa). I became a quick fan of Marylou’s writing, especially her character development and humor. In this, her first novel, readers will not be disappointed! When traveling, I love…
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
The courage to create is a power to be respected. There is great beauty in things discarded, overlooked and unappreciated. Yet, opinions and judgements can alter a fragile spirit. Community Tapestry NEPA: A Piece of Garbage This Community Tapestry consists…
Rainy Day Fun Things to Do
Recently, I had friends visiting. We were excited to raft the river. Hike a challenging trail. Enjoy the sunshine. Then, all of our plans went out the window as the weekend had a different plan by providing vast amounts of…
Reinventing Port Jervis – Gateway to the Northern Poconos
Port Jervis is another great community with a long history that helped to shape and build New York City and Philadelphia. Like Hawley, Port Jervis, or PJ as its affectionately called, was home to prominent glass factories. It’s location at…