Memories of the author’s church, where her family worshiped, sang and provided for others despite the divisions in their town.
by Regina YC Garcia | illustration by Jillian Ohl

Regina YC Garcia is a national award-winning poet, language artist and English professor from Greenville, North Carolina. A 2024 Charlotte LitSouth Award finalist, a 2021 National DAR American Heritage Poetry Award Winner and a 2024 Pushcart Nominee, Garcia has been published in a wide variety of journals and anthologies. Her chapbook The Firetalker’s Daughter was published in March 2023 by Finishing Line Press.

Jillian Ohl is an artist, illustrator, and educator based in the Foothills of North Carolina.

This article originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of WALTER magazine.