title: Conversing with Cage
author:  Richard Kostelanetz 
description: <strong>Richard Kostelanetz</strong> has authored over 40 books of criticism of contemporary music and the arts. He is noted as one of the first critics to recognize the importance of John Cage, and has written and collected several books on Cage and his work. He is a long-time resident of SoHo in New York City.
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  Out of the Cage: Meeting his mate in the most unlikely of places, a wolf must
  figure out how to win the loyalty of his polar bear.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Beta Dixon Holsteen is more than ready to leave behind Savannah, Georgia and
  the problems facing the Shifter Council. He misses the beauty of his mountain
  home and the bonds he’s forming in his pack. After returning to the council’s
  headquarters for one last meeting, Dixon stops at the cafeteria to get a bite
  to eat before heading to the airport. To his surprise, he scents his mate in a
  big polar bear shifter bussing tables. He learns Helsinki Akna had been picked
  up while in the company of a rogue ex-councilman. Speaking with the big, shy
  man, Dixon realizes quickly that it wouldn’t take much for someone to
  manipulate the soft-spoken bear. His mate is a bit... dim. Still, Dixon knows
  that finding a fated mate is a gift, and he wants him. When Dixon makes his
  intentions known, Helsinki is confused, being under the belief that Fate
  