oia september issue | cover story

Kindred Spirits: A Trans-Spiritual Retreat
By PORSCHA YOUNT
From August 14 through August 17, 2008, Kindred Spirits hosted its 16th Annual Circle in Hot Springs, NC. The Kindred Spirits group began when Holly Boswell “encountered several other ‘kindred spirits’ at the first Southern Comfort Conference in 1991.” I was able to spend time talking with Holly a few days after she returned from hosting the retreat in its 16th year.
Read the complete Kindred Spirits story.
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Nightlife

The Other Side of Barstools
By LIN ORNDORF
There’s no denying it. One way or another, September signals the end of summer. Sometime between Labor Day and the autumnal equinox, fall arrives as the light leaves and the leaves fall. But that doesn’t mean the fun ends or the music stops playing.
Read the complete Other Side of Barstools article.
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columns

StyleTypes: Notes from the Trainers Training
By MARC EDWARD
Stay and Feel Hairstyles evoke a feeling of well-being, harmony, and consistency. Touch and Go Hairstyles are lively, transformable, and rich in unusual touches. Marc Edward, a member of Framesi’s Italian Style, breaks it down am armed with a whole new collection of shapes for men and women.
Read the complete StyleTypes column.
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features

Charlie Foxfield Goes to Church
By CHARLIE FOXFIELD
Recently, Charlie Foxfield went to small-town Illinois over the weekend with her boyfriend and wound up attending Sunday school and the following service at a Baptist church with some of his childhood friends. FYI: Charlie didn't grow up going to church.
Read the complete Foxfield column.
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