-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 12, 2018 Sheriff Brian Craig mingled with attendees and passed at glow sticks at the annual 4th of July Fireworks celebration, held at the Floyd County High School on July 6 and sponsored by Floyd County Merchants’ and Businessmen’s Association. The festivities began at 6 […]
1. Flower, Universe or Kramer? 2. My 10-year-old grandson Bryce has his own Youtube channel and is a talent in the making. Check it out HERE. 3. The birds are like children / that wake me too early / and I’m a neglectful parent/ who closes all the windows… -More from They Wake the Neighborhood […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 2, 2018. It was a banner crowd that gathered for the second installment of Floyd Small Town Summer, a free family event held on alternating Thursday evenings throughout the summer at the Warren Lineberry Park. Attendees gave a warm welcome to Helen White and Wayne […]
______________ Our World Tuesday
The birds are like children that wake me too early and I’m a neglectful parent who closes all the windows Their playful songs call but I don’t answer They remind me of everything I’ve left undone I love them all but not like this It’s too early to chirp sunny side up on the bright […]
_______Shadow Shot Sunday / Wordless Wednesday
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 5, 2018 A Rundango 5K racer approaches the finish line at the 6th annual Fandango. With an “Old-Skool Vibe for its regional tribe,” the little sister to Floydfest took place the weekend of June 22 – 24 and featured free-camping, craft libations, the best in […]
1. Last week I wrote, ‘What a life I lead. One day I played Scrabble with a friend, the next I swam at the pool, and the next I got an acupuncture treatment. Even when I go to work, it’s to cover a concert.’ 2. But this week my favorite cup broke, the birds stripped […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 28, 2018 “We’ve probably gotten the most “Best Of” awards this year than we’ve ever received,” said Floydfest Founder/Co-Owner Kris Hodges. Sam Calhoun, the festival’s Chief Operating Officer, explained that 2018 reader’s polls in Blue Ridge Country Magazine named Floydfest the “Best festival” and Blue […]
Punctuated poetry with arbitrary line breaks is like prose poured into a little black dress Every period that stops where a line already has is a button waiting to pop Every comma that dangles at the edge of empty space is a thread that could lead to unraveling Every new line capitalized in the middle […]
