January 2021

Remembering Marion She never missed a beat. And I sure miss her   By Billy Eye Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet [...]

Between Worlds What’s in an entry hall? See for yourself   By Cynthia Adams Consider the entry hall. Really. The entry hall actually is a pretty big deal. Two hundred years ago, nobody would [...]

Streaming Consciousness When a little TV wisdom comes in handy  By Maria Johnson   Like many people coping with COVID restrictions, I’ve been watching more TV — especially series with [...]

The Happy Hour On the balcony, overlooking the water’s edge, hope and friendship grow   By Cynthia Adams On recent coastal trips, we’ve noticed a complete turnover of residents in our [...]

By Ashley Wahl January cold guides us inward. You find yourself studying your hands, quietly tracing the lines of your palms when, suddenly, there is movement in the periphery. A flash — and then [...]

How one Greensboro couple went room to room with interior improvements By Maria Johnson   •   Photographs by Joey Seawell   Recent retirees Marnie and Jim Fenley wanted a designer’s help [...]

While researching her own family narrative, author Shonda Buchanan uncovers pieces of a story that belong to all of us By Virginia Holman   •   Photograph by Nathalie Gordon   “Where do you [...]

A photographer’s journey through cameras Story & Photographs by Mark Wagoner   Photographer Mark Wagoner’s origin story is one of seduction. In the early 1960s, when Mark was 4 or 5 [...]

Three local artists share their radiant visions of hope for the New Year By Ashley Wahl   •   Photographs by Bert VanderVeen   Our thoughts create our reality.    Mystics and writers have [...]