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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 working in his popcorn business. Photo by Lynsey Weatherspoon. Just discovered this story from the 2018 GCDD Storytelling...

Feb 14, 2019 | Blog

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...

Jan 18, 2019 | Blog

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...

Jan 7, 2019 | Blog

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...

There are certain things in this life we consider to be markers of identity. The parts, whether self-selected or put upon us by others,...