– a no-quit quilt of recovery and redemption

Carefully, creatively stitching together a tribute, this art quilt artistry transforms the artist and redeems the spirit of survivors into spirited thrivers.

– the accidental grammarian

A “shirt” with no “r” was all the opportunity this New York refugee required to help dotting her “I’s” and crossing her “t’s” transform her into a “Bahama Mama.”

– name-dropping our betters

A chance encounter with a notable is dangled with wily pretense over the head of a trusting friend—or perhaps afterward formerly such.

– a corresponding empathy

A passing of letters and a lingering regard for their writer are remembered, and decades later treasured for their inspiration.

— Special Edition

at the 250th anniversary of the War of the Regulation, a startling episode of colonial history unique to North Carolina helps prepare Americans now for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. This dramatic telling with a driving soundtrack extends the listening time to 15 minutes, and is well worth it.

– an eruption of inner strength

Across 40 years, a childhood experience and an opportunity with new friends are forged into appreciation and gratitude.

– send it off, Babe

A daughter blogs during her mother’s journey with cancer, discovering that journal to be the ultimate tribute.

– an interrupted farewell

Shut out and shut in, new barriers separate a daughter longing to touch her centenarian mother.

Gratitude is what keeps us humble as we realize at any age how much of a role luck plays in our lives. This writer has been blessed beyond measure.

– down the stretch.

Their recollections of haunting the infield on Derby Day at Churchill Downs have lingered for decades—bad bets, good times, and best friends.