January/February 2019

Kid Up a Tree Because of a father who loved the Old North State By Jim Dodson Half a century ago, my dad was on a creative team from a High Point — based ad agency that produced perhaps the state [...]

For the Birds Winter birders, take note: Halyburton Park will be offering a Lake Mattamuskeet and Outer Banks birding trip this weekend, featuring waterfowl and shorebirds of Eastern North [...]

Facing Fate When the law of averages strikes By Stephen E. Smith Your risk for developing pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 65. The odds of your dying in a car crash are 1 in 100. If you’re about [...]

The Art of Learning to Learn Striving to achieve in New Hanover County Schools Jessica Eliot Job: New Hanover High School teacher and co-founder of STAE — Striving to Achieve Excellence — a [...]

Pulling the Thread In Asheville, learning the untold story with Denise Kiernan By Wiley Cash   •   Photographs by Mallory Cash My friendships with writers are unlike other friendships I have. [...]

Count Your Cozies Life and babies are gifts that pass too soon By Caroline Hamilton Langerman While you were napping, I picked up the house. It was hard to get started, but once I did, I went [...]

Winter Salads Eat well — and wild By Jane Lear Salad in the cold months can be tricky. The mild, tender lettuces available at any supermarket are all well and good, but most other salad staples — [...]

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker A bird that abounds but always pleases By Susan Campbell Woodpeckers abound here in eastern North Carolina. On a given day you might see up to eight different species. [...]

Warmth The moon was particularly beautiful tonight standing there looking almost spellbound the artist in me     creative juices starting to rise. I thought about getting my camera set up to [...]

Live Oak Love Affair An arboreal ode to the monarch of the Southern forest By Nan Graham • Photograph by Andrew Sherman The Druids, those weird ancient Brits, viewed the oak tree as a spiritual [...]