StoryMusings
The Eye of the Needle
Where you gonna go,little ol' miss white-hairedBlack woman?That cane and thosetired, short li'l legs ain'tgonna carry you acrossthe...
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. It has been so since 1996. It is not lost on me that 1996 was when I was in college and writing the bulk...
Joe Steffy’s Business is Poppin’
Joe Steffy working in his popcorn business. Photo by Lynsey Weatherspoon. Just discovered this story from the 2018 GCDD Storytelling...
The Greatest Love of All
Find your strength in love. When I was a kid, there was this one Christmas when I really needed a win. It was the first Christmas of...
Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon: A tribute to Mary Oliver
The first time I heard a Mary Oliver poem, I cried. I was about to start grad school and was involved in a women's group in Blacksburg...
Trust & Improvisation
I've often said that the universe sends us themes. Whether it's conversations or online articles or snippets on NPR, there are things that...