An elderly black woman berates the mayor on television. Snow continues to fall around them, the squawk and flash of emergency vehicles filling the space that remains. The Blitz is on to clear the city in the aftermath of the fourth worst snowstorm to ever hit the region. Still, the villagers are [...]
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People and Places, Part Two
Connie
There’s not much distance between the church and the farm. Just follow winding Kregar Road past some houses and garbage bags dropped, here and there, by strangers. Reminders of the outside world leading the way home from worship. Her mother left for a time when she was young, but didn’t come back full. Half the [...]
In Roads
The Mason Dixon Ramp Festival last weekend offered many pleasing amenities and attractions for its attendees. The palate was delighted by ramp dogs, ramps and potatoes, ramp wine, homemade jams, and fresh ramps to take for cooking. (The deep fried ramp disappointed, though, and left some with aching stomachs.) The gathering presented some exotic examples [...]