“I began writing on The Albany Project today and that felt great. I’m hoping it leads to a job – a good one, maybe with …
Wander – Stone Mountain State Park
My bright place is in my home state of North Carolina, and it is Stone Mountain State Park — a huge granite rock that people …
Before He Leaves Again by Jerri Sparks
“Where do you go when you die?” I was driving my son down the road on Christmas evening a few years ago. He’d just gotten …
When Teachers Bully
bul·ly1 bo͝olē noun noun: bully; plural noun: bullies 1.a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. Source: …
Stolen Girls
On April 16th, while America was cooing over the latest famous person to carry a life inside of her (Chelsea Clinton), over 200 girls in …
FCC and Net Neutrality: Our New Internet Overlords
The Federal Communications Commission has just created a “Haves” and “Have-Nots” culture in the entire universe, i.e., the internet. After the new ruling, which you …
Germ Girl of the Month: Maggie King
Name: Maggie King Grade: Junior at West Henderson High, Hendersonville North Carolina Nestled in the southwestern corner of the North Carolina mountains is a town …
The Incredible Lightness of Being
I awoke in the middle of the night, unable to sleep because I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. In truth, I’d been feeling …
Kissing Ethan Canin
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” – Euripides Of all the loves I have had in my life, none …