Tangled Logic and Entangled Bathrooms (A Mamie and Solly Story)

(Scene: Solly is repainting an outside door jamb at home. Mamie breezes in from her morning exercise.) Mamie: Something happened at the gym today. Solly: What? M: I visited a parallel universe. S: …Wait, what…?? M: Parallel universes are real. S (head cocked, brush frozen in mid-stroke): …Whaaaat…? M (nodding in certainty): Finally. Proof for... Read More

Fiction

October 2, 2025

From Martinsville to Brooklyn: How One Designer’s Vision Created a Global Tapestry of Peace

After eight years of painstaking research and collaboration with over 100 artists worldwide, Johnny Selman’s Peace Post project—a collection of 198 digital stamps honoring peace advocates from every sovereign nation—is finally complete. It’s been many miles from Martinsville, Virginia, where his creative journey began. Small-Town Roots, Big-World Vision Growing up in 1980s Martinsville, Selman belonged... Read More

Cover Features

September 18, 2025

Maud Gatewood: Breaking Boundaries Beyond the Canvas

In a modest courthouse square in Yanceyville, North Carolina, a young girl once strapped on a toy gun and holster, accompanying her sheriff father on moonshine raids through the rural backwoods of Caswell County. That fearless child would grow up to become Maud Gatewood, one of the South’s most acclaimed artists and a woman who... Read More

Cover Features

September 16, 2025

What’s on Your Bucket List?

The Labor Day holiday is often thought of as the end of summer, but the calendar shows September 22nd as the last day of summer. If you live in South-Central Virginia, the summer heat does not stop until October. By that time, one may really want a break from the summer heat. This is one... Read More

The Wine Spot

September 13, 2025

Stronger

Strength. How must it be measured? What is its nature? Metal or mental? Useful? Or not? Consider its worth. Can it help? Or heal? When is its use apropos? Only the weaker ones know, to treasure their strength for use in ways that guard them.

Poet's Corner

September 11, 2025

Remembering Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffett

In early fall of last year, I was driving south on Piedmont Drive with the afternoon sun in my eyes, while approaching the permanently closed Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet, up ahead and to my right. To my “late-afternoon sun-blinded amazement,” I was able to make out a number of sunlit windshields in the parking... Read More

Essays

September 9, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Greatest Game Ever Played

Movies You Missed from 20 years ago by Josh Lucia The Greatest Game Ever Played (6/10 Rating) Released September 30, 2005 Streaming on Disney+, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Docudrama, Period Drama, Biography, Drama, Sport PG: Some brief mild language 2h This may not be the greatest film ever, but within the... Read More

Movies You Missed

September 5, 2025

Keeping Your Cool (A Mamie and Solly Story)

(Scene: Mamie and Solly are standing on the patio looking at a covered hip-high cylinder.) Mamie (pointing): What’s that? Solly: What do you think it is? M: A smoker? You’re going to learn how to smoke meats? S: How could it be a smoker? It’s vinyl. M: Vinyl seems like a poor choice for smoker... Read More

Fiction

September 2, 2025

Art on the Lawn: A Danville Tradition Blooms Into Two Days of Creativity

For more than two decades, the sprawling lawn of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History has transformed each fall into something magical—a vibrant marketplace where local artists display their paintings, ceramics, and jewelry while families gather for music, food, and community connection. This year, the magic is doubling. Art on the Lawn, scheduled... Read More

Cover Features

August 19, 2025

Is It Too Hot For Red Wine?

In the summer, many of us turn to white or rosé wines for our vino enjoyment. But what about those who must have red? Have you ever thought about serving a chilled Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot? I didn’t think so. Suppose you read articles about drinking red wine in the summer heat. In that case,... Read More

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Tangled Logic and Entangled Bathrooms (A Mamie and Solly Story)

From Martinsville to Brooklyn: How One Designer’s Vision Created a Global Tapestry of Peace

Maud Gatewood: Breaking Boundaries Beyond the Canvas

What’s on Your Bucket List?

Stronger

Remembering Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffett

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Greatest Game Ever Played

Keeping Your Cool (A Mamie and Solly Story)

Art on the Lawn: A Danville Tradition Blooms Into Two Days of Creativity

Is It Too Hot For Red Wine?

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