Distance, measured in heart beats rather than miles, loses significance when, pressed against my chest, my cell messages you, you in the dark where your bed saves my space after your sleep comes. My heart seems content, its brief broadcast complete.
As a young child, Hannah Barker had the insatiable urge to create. She loved to draw, read, and write, and she even created a newspaper that she taped to her family’s refrigerator. It wasn’t until her senior year at UVA that she landed upon her medium of choice—embroidery. During the summer before her senior year,... Read More
May I Have a Glass of Versatility, Please? At a recent wine tasting, I was asked what one wine could be offered to guests being served a wide variety of appetizers at a social gathering. Here is my “two cents worth”. A sparkling Rosé based on Pinot Noir that has the “Brut” (middle grade) sweetness classification. Why?... Read More
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
Patrick Gibson, a 26-year-old freelance photographer from Danville, Virginia, has turned his life around through his passion for photography. Born and raised in Danville, Gibson has faced his share of challenges, particularly with alcohol addiction since high school. However, a series of life-changing events shifted his perspective, and he is proudly celebrating 10 months of... Read More
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.
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
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
A native of Danville, Clevester Terrell Woods was introduced to art as a child in Pittsylvania county schools. Terrell first realized his gift when, as a first grade student, he was given the assignment to draw one of his favorite cartoon characters. Terrell drew Mickey Mouse from memory. Upon doing so, his teacher was so... Read More
“There you are, husband mine,” said Mamie, entering the living room while running one hand through her salt-and-pepper hair. She had just picked up an apron from the kitchen and was spinning it in the air with her other hand like a majorette twirling her baton. “What are you doing?” “Reading a physics article,”... Read More
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