The man who made me briefly famous died last week.
I know, I know. I shouldn't read the comments section under Facebook posts by my friends.
I walked in the newsroom of a newspaper for the first time as an employee when I was just 20 years old.
One of the joys of having an old house is the unexpected treasures that can be found. It is amazing the items that can be left behind for years, waiting to be discovered.
Each time I think about the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, my attention is diverted to the story of David against Goliath. David was just a humble shepherd boy, and Goliath was a giant Philistine warrior, their best. Armed with only a sling and a rock, Young David answered G…
Did you ever have a childhood best friend that you haven’t heard from in ages? I guess we all have. I did and his name was Eddie. He lived a few doors up the street from my maternal grandparents.
It wasn’t the icy wind that made me finally take down our Christmas tree. It wasn’t even the fact that it was 4:30 a.m., when my two Westies insisted on going out to make sure the outside was still there.
I was corresponding with a fellow photographer on Facebook Messenger. She decided that she was ridding herself of unwanted vintage lenses. So I purchased two from her that I had been wanting for awhile now.
I watched the ceremony last month presenting the Heisman Trophy to a kid from Alabama. Congratulations to Bryce Young; but, for the sake of conversation I was disappointed by the dress of the current and prior winners on stage.
Powerful preaching of the whole word of God by fearless and dedicated clergy was the fuel that helped inspire the American Revolutionary War. The clergy's boldness was a foundation for the American colonists stepping up and defeating the mighty British army and winning our independence.
In the outlook for this New Year, the possibilities can be scary. So I’m resolving this year to hope. 2022 is going to be another dreary political year. The pandemic is bad enough, but the arguments about it are even more off-putting. The climate is convulsive, and worrying.
Recently, one of our APG staff folks wrote about his issues with social media. He wrote about both the good and the bad of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Who is the most famous North Carolinian today?
I can’t say enough about turning the leaf to a new year. 2021 could rank as one of the ten worst in human history and still be an improvement over 2020. One of my first columns a couple of years ago was full of optimism. So what do I know?
My birthday is Jan. 6, so I never got to celebrate my birthday as a child with a pool party.
On Christmas Eve, you’re supposed to be in church. Or huddled up with your family watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Or any number of Christmas Eve-y things.
North Carolina not only grows great writers, like Jill McCorkle and Clyde Edgerton, for instance. It also imports them from all over the place.
As I sat in my office around 7:09 Sunday morning, preparing for the arrival of my G-Babies, I leaned back in my chair and began to reflect on 2021.
Christmas is not over. I know some are in the process of “undecorating;” and, there are a few that have finished and everything is in the attic until next year.
