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Qinghong ShenDressing As If You've Given Up On LifeLast year, the locker rooms were under renovation at my gym. Each morning, I headed to a tiny, co-ed space where, for obvious reasons, no one was allowed… -
Years ago, I wanted my friend, Meredith, to take me with her on a camping trip to Lake George. I deliberately didn’t tell her that I knew nothing about…
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Sparks of Joy
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From Charlottesville With LoveOne morning, as I drove down a narrow country lane in Charlottesville, I spotted an African-American boy, about eleven, perched on a bike. He sat in the…
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When you are sick, don’t watch the nightly news. If you do, in addition to your current illness, you will wind up developing an ulcer. Also, don’t view…
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While There Is Still MusicAs we head into a new year, many of us will be looking for inspiration – to lose weight, add exercise or make other changes in our lives.Charlottesville… -
In this age of alternative facts, almost anything can be up for debate. Take one obvious distinction – whether someone is dead or alive. That’s what… -
Benedetta's BirthdayFor many families, weekends are a time to catch up with relatives who live someplace else. For Charlottesville author Debby Prum, it's also a time to… -
I am a big fan of magical thinking. The technique has carried me through many a rough patch in life.Recently, I was having a bad day. They say bad events…
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As North America looks ahead to Monday’s solar eclipse, Charlottesville writer Betty Joyce Nash looks back to a time when the world seemed smaller and… -
Betty Joyce Nash was a newspaper reporter when the Klan came to town in Hendersonville, North Carolina 28 years ago. As Charlottesville prepares for its… -
For most of their lives William and Bessie Hudnall, lived in Northumberland County in the tiny village of Ophelia on the Chesapeake Bay. They've been… -
Seventh grade was not a good look for me. Physically, mentally, hormonally, and sartorially - I was a mess. My body was at war with itself: my voice…
