The Great Rest – Vol. 1

The Great Rest – a poem by R. Fisher   it comes quietly, the veil of white rain to still the Earth’s tremble,  the sting of ice below my soles bared to frost’s numbing breath–  i left my name, my baggage, my will in the city to become like a flower,  to bow my head and tuck myself  ‘neath Winter’s

Bliss Marketplace and the Rhythm of Downtown Willimantic

“There is a little something for everybody; all age groups, all shapes and sizes.” This is what Karen told me when I stepped foot in Bliss Marketplace to learn about what they sell, and where exactly the store fits into Downtown Willimantic’s heartbeat. What have I learned from her so far?