Jim Dodson on Meaningful Happiness
When you think about it, says this North Carolina writer, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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The Poster at the Pig
The hunt for a long-forgotten advertisement featuring our old Piggly Wiggly is a reminder of the joy of friendship in small-town Raleigh
Time & Remembrance
As this North Carolina writer watches a honeybee take its final drink, bittersweet memories arrive and depart
November Poem: Quarantine Haircut
Greensboro poet Steve Cushman captures an unexpected, intimate moment in a time of isolation.
The Last Ride: A Legendary Car, Two Old Dogs, and the End of the Road
On finding one’s dream car — a 1996 Buick Roadmaster estate station wagon — and preparing to, one day, say goodbye.
On Politics: A Lesson in Kindness on a Trip to Raleigh
Traveling with his father on a junket to meet the governor and vice president, a young man makes a detour
11 Spooky Books for Kids of All Ages
With Halloween coming up, consider these reads for everyone from toddlers to adults
Poem of the Month: Skipping by Michael McFee
In this poem by Michael McFee, the narrator finds joys in a childhood pastime. With original illustration by Kirsten Solecki.
City in a Sketchbook: Finding Connection in Moore Square
A Raleigh writer and illustrator outlines what can happen when you sit still for one morning downtown
Golf & Marriage
True love and harmless fun on the links
Poem of the Month: Skipping by Michael McFee
This poem by Michael McFee, illustrated by Kristen Solecki, originally appeared in our September 2021 issue.
Never Forget How to Live Young
Originally shared at a poetry night at the Garner Performing Arts Center, this poem by Imani Horton, known as ImonyLowd, challenges us to live freely.
Poem of the Month: Snap the Whip by Millard Dunn
By Millard Dunn | Illustration By Winslow Homer (1872) You know the game: everybodyruns hard as they can, holding hands,and then the boy on the near endsuddenly stops, sets his feet hardagainst the ground, and the othersswing, like a gate…
Into the New by Frances Mayes
Under the Tuscan Sun author Frances Mayes shared this essay for our reading issue, themed Brave Under the Tuscan Sun author Frances Mayes shared this essay for our reading issue, themed Brave New World.