January 2023 Poem: Black Tidal Waves on the Frontline
This poem by Dasan Ahanu explores social injustice and survival and the strength, yet hardship it creates.
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Simple Life: Where Does the Light Go?
Reflections on a beloved friend’s passing — and the unexpected contentment that comes as one approaches an older age.
Small-Town Sorcerers: When Magic Took Over Main Street
An accomplished group of professional magicians brings contortions, card tricks and mnemonics to Clayton through MAGiCon.
With Love: Letters from the North Carolina State Archives
From passionate to mundane, these romantic notes from decades ago offer a window into relationships then and now.
Human History: Connections Made by City of Raleigh Museum Research
Yvonne Sanders and Belle Long have become friends as they dig into the past — and reckon with the truth that one’s ancestors enslaved the other’s.
Treasured: SAVED is a Photographic Journey of Love and Loss
The first book from Artsuite, SAVED: Objects of the Dead pairs images by Jody Servon with prose poems by Lorene Delany-Ullman.
Simple Life: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
As a youngster, this writer was curious about the Great Wagon Road. Decades later, it sparks an epic road trip and a novel.
The Raleigh December To-Do List
’Tis the season to be harried! With all that’s going on over the holidays, our calendars and hearts are full.
Simple Life: Miss Jan for Christmas
As my mother-in-law ages, we treat every visit like like a holiday — full of her favorite meals, magazines and television shows.
The Sock Burning
A unique holiday tradition brings this Cary family together — and conveniently declutters their laundry pile, too.
Honest Chronicle: An Ode to David Sedaris
A longtime fan’s love letter to the famous author, a Raleigh native, for sharing intimate stories of his family and life as a gay man.
Family Style: A Thanksgiving Vacation to Remember
How to make sure your child really appreciates a trip to Disney World? Just wait until they’re older to go.
My November Song
As this writer reflects on the death of a beloved companion, he offers a prayer for the lives that touch us… and those that await beyond.
Spiritual Guidance at the Psychic Hotline Block Party
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn’s latest venture fosters community and artistic expression — which were just what I needed this year.Words and photographs by Garrett Bethmann Last Saturday, October 15, the second annual Psychic Hotline Block Party kicked out the…