StoryMusings
I Start Making a Deal Inspired by Gravity
I’m on a plane as I write this, headed to give a keynote and workshop for the good people at UNC-Wilmington and Coastal Youth Media...
memento mori
memento moriremember that you shall dieas if I ever forgetas if my mind doesn't wander offacross gray fieldsto stand next to myundecorated...
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
When I was a kid, there was this one Christmas when I really needed a win. It was the first Christmas of middle school, just three months...