Volume 9 Number 1


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In This Issue: Click on the links to read the featured articles from this issue.

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Cane & Able: An Autobiographical Essay by Cameron Black

Life is like a game of poker. You are dealt a hand, but unlike poker, your hand is as good or as bad as you decide for it to be. I ascended the stairs, skateboard in hand and fear in my heart. I was headed for the large wooden beast. My sunglasses slipped down my nose from sweat as I drew near the top. My hand that was on the rail leveled out, and I found myself there. I shuffled my feet, sweeping them... Read More

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A Skate Ramp in the Peruvian Desert

Spreading the gospel of skateboarding to far-flung, less fortunate places is, without a doubt, a noble endeavor. Skateboarding provides kids with a chance to channel their youthful energy into a creative activity. But just how hard is it to rock up to a foreign country with a skateboard and a hammer and make things happen? Ollie and Hannes are two guys who gave it a go, in Peru.
Hannes is a skater from Germany. Ollie, on the other hand, had never skated in his life. Read More