9/11–Twenty-Five Years Gone by Robert Tuchman
Fifteen years ago, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I wrote about that awful day and how it unfolded for me. Today, 25 years later, I went back and read […]
From Kudzu-Covered Coal Mines to Leo Buscaglia by Jeemes Akers
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” John Banville We drove back to the mountains a few days ago for family reasons. On Tuesday, we traveled with Ima’s […]
How the Neighborhood Went Bad, by Paula Weiss
Review of “Echoes of Eden in Western North Carolina: The Johnstone Settlement 1852-1864,” by Craig Robert Gralley, McFarland & Company Inc. Publishers It’s nice to read a Southern history account […]
A True Mountain Poet by Jeemes Akers
“And I have walked the hollows hereIn the still and breathing nightAlong the creek bed roads and winding paths. I have heard the jewelled drip of dewOn dead leaf beds, […]
Worry About Climate Fearmongering, not Climate Change by Paul Driessen
No wonder children are experiencing more anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts America’s teenagers and young adults are experiencing a “troubling rise” in anxiety, depression, emergency room visits, suicidal thoughts and […]
The Electoral College Workaround That Isn’t by Michael Smith
The National Popular Vote Compact isn’t reform, it’s an obvious coordinated end-run around the Constitution that strips states, and their citizens, of their last real power. When Virginia’s chameleon governor, […]
What You Need To Know About Minneapolis by Paula T. Weiss
One of these is the Minnesota state flag. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
“The Antifan Girlfriend:” Five Years Later by Paula Weiss
Five years ago last month, I self-published The Antifan Girlfriend (TAG), a novel about a librarian whose life changes when she hands a book to an illegal reader in 2089. […]
Big Things in a Small Town by Jeff Workman
Into The Blue is about finding joy in simple pleasures. One of those pleasures is a small town. My wife and I have owned a camper van for several years. […]
The Virginia Way Is Dead by Paula T. Weiss
When I moved to Virginia from Minnesota in 1995, I was impressed by the calm surface of local politics. My new home, Northern Virginia, had moderate Republicans and Democrats representing […]