Celebrating Women in April and May

April 23, 2026

April and May are months dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness about women’s rights and challenges. Here are some key observances during these months: April: Informed…

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women—Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

April 23, 2026

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection

April 3, 2026

TOWARD THE CLEARING

From the foreground we see the clearing as it emerges in the distance through the canvas, a lifetime away. Beyond in mist the future is alluring. Rippling water and stepping stones show the way, smooth, strategic at start, but the climb slumbers in the distance. READ MORE

ON ART, AND FINDING A WAY HOME

I think art of any kind has to do with finding one’s way home, that is, back to oneself perhaps for the first time. Art connects heart and mind, to find the story I’m searching for. READ MORE

To purchase the Book/CD click here – order through MALAPROPS BOOKSTORE & CAFE, or TOWARD THE CLEARING BOOK & CD from Amazon,

or email me here: jeancass@gmail.com

Published by Main Street Rag, Charlotte, North Carolina 2014 Price: &17.95

Jean’s work has previously been published in It’s All Relative – Tales from the Tree, in The Great Smokies Review, in Speckled Trout Review and in These Trees by Ruthie Rosauer,