My sense of English identity has been forged in part through the furnace of racism. Like any brown kid growing up in seventies/eighties Britain, racism – whether on the playground or the adult world – was something we had to deal with. My parents didn’t give me much direction on how...
In the fall of 2022, Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney received a phone call: Her mother and stepfather had been killed in a car accident in Italy. Already several songs deep into a new album, Brownstein's work suddenly took on a much more cathartic meaning, and she "thought of the gu...
I always think part of the reason my kids turned out to be such well adjusted and responsible adults in spite of my husband leaving was they had had both of us with them most of the time while they were growing up. Of course why the moms are usually addressed in the matter of being ...
Today, its old fountain and a gated fence are all that remains of the still undeveloped site of the Hyatt Terraces. Now said to be haunted, strange lights and ghostly apparitions are said to have been seen around the empty lot. There was once a bus stop in front of the gate and motori...
s market in Irvington, VA the first Saturday of each month to pick up fresh fruits and veggies for a lovely Saturday activity. Weekly I like to stop by theOld Farm Truck Marketto pick up fresh local provisions for salad ingredients. Here I’ll share some of our favorite easy go to ...
In front of the Inch Hotel is Cherry Island, theloch’s only island. Also calledEilean Muireach, meaning Murdoch’s Island, it is located 140 m. from the shore of the southern end of theloch. The island, an example of acrannog(a man-made island composed of loose rubble stones, was...
The marathon in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly, I said to the driver, Doug. As it began, the front runners sta