The View From a Begrudging Service Human By Jim Dodson Someone once told me the key to a long and happy life is understanding why you’re on this earth. I used to think it was to write books and [...]
The Roadshow Spending Time and Miles on the Backroads By Jim Dodson Owing to heavy end-of-summer traffic, I took several back roads on a recent trip from Wilmington to Greensboro, and then [...]
Carrying Kevan A different kind of musical journey By Billy Eye “When we are courageous and creative, the world becomes accessible.” – We Carry Kevan In the September 2021 issue of O.Henry, Eye [...]
The Summer Itch By Jim Dodson The big story around our house this week was Man against Nature, or maybe Woman against Itch. Or maybe The Big Scratch. Whatever you call it, it started a few days [...]
Ceiling Fans and Feet Dancing By Jim Dodson Some years ago we moved into a historic house loaded with charm and only one thing missing — air conditioning. To be fair, the old place actually [...]
Very First Day Meeting Jen was a gift of a lifetime. May my daughter be so lucky on her first day of high school By Cassie Bustamante I’ll never forget the time I was vacuuming my staircase and [...]
July’s End Signals Turn Toward Fall By Jim Dodson Last year at this time, I told to my wife that next year I planned to spend the month of July either sitting in a volcanic fumarole [...]
Summer Evenings By Jim Dodson The best part of any summer day is evening. As the light expires and the heat of day yields to the cool of night, a kind of magic realism takes possession of the [...]
