Evince Magazine

Columns

May 3, 2024

Inside the Method of Acting With Jane Reid

Jane Reid can still recite every line from her first production in grade school. She shared. “The production was a tribute to mothers. My role consisted of a recitation of a poem on a basket of pansies. It wasn’t until many years later that the stars aligned, and I stepped on the Bonner school... Read More

Action

April 13, 2024

My Promise

I will not harm you, will not, won’t knock on your door to unravel your well-woven cocoon, its layers so tightly wrapped I know they’re not mine to unwind, only yours for undoing reluctantly until you trust my love, then welcome my caring, embrace our connection.

Poet's Corner

April 11, 2024

In Plain Sight

On a recent Sunday, I parked next to the grounds of the Danville Museum, as I usually do, and walked along the white picket fence surrounding that museum to a point where I crossed the road and entered Danville’s First Presbyterian Church, to which I belong, and sing in the choir. Standing out against the... Read More

Essays

April 10, 2024

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Mean Girls

Mean Girls (6/10 Rating) Released July 25, 2004 Stream on Fubo, Paramount+, and Showtime. For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Comedy PG-13: Sexual content, language, and some teen partying 1h 37m “Get in loser, we’re going shopping.” A couple years ago, I noticed my now fifteen-year-old son, Jude, checking out a Mean Girls... Read More

Movies You Missed

April 5, 2024

Inside the Method of Acting with Robbie Hendrix-Wirt

Like many other children of the 90s, Robbie Hendrix-Wirt grew up watching Shari Lewis and Lambchop on the television. Watching Lewis be a ventriloquist for three different puppets, sing songs, and dance around was very exciting for Hendrix-Wirt as a child. It made him wish he was there too, and it was what would later... Read More

Action

March 19, 2024

Racing

Feint, then dodge; avoid obstacles and roadblocks. Master hairpin turns. This track, where racers race, has its own etiquette; its harsh demands attracts those who test skill and survival lap after lap at speeds that make defying death more visible, its vital glimpse much nearer.

Poet's Corner, Uncategorized

March 14, 2024

A Grand Day Out!

You often see “Christmas in July” store sales. Well, this is my “July in March” writing (four months apart, but only two seasons apart). When my little family lived in Yanceyville, we frequented two more-urban areas: Danville and Greensboro. In those days, before the existence of Danville’s marvelous Science Center, the Greensboro Natural Science Center... Read More

Essays

March 9, 2024

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl (6/10 Rating) Released March 26, 2004 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Romance PG-13: Language and Sexual Content 1h 42m Did you see that movie with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez that came out like 20 years ago? No, not Gigli. The one Kevin Smith directed…that didn’t... Read More

Movies You Missed

March 5, 2024

Inside the Method of Acting With Ashley Jones

Though she currently lives in Italy, performing with an acting troupe for young audiences, Ashley Jones’ roots are in Danville, Virginia. She lived there her whole life and earned her Bachelors in Theatre at Averett University, but all that changed in 2018 when Jones decided to take the plunge and pursue acting professionally. Since then,... Read More

Action

February 13, 2024

The Stink Bug Having Crawled, Crawls On

While walking down one hallway of Danville’s First Presbyterian Church on a Sunday a while back, I saw something small and shadowy which stood out against the wall’s white paint. I dared not touch it, squash it, or even try to find some container in which to safely transport it back outside (as I am... Read More

Essays