Something that many people don’t know about coastal living is how much we rely on oral history – people telling stories through the years to keep those stories alive. Growing up on the Outer Banks, you couldn’t help but hear about the Ash Wednesday Storm. Sure, there have been lots of storms over the years worth shaking a stick at, but that one stood out among the rest. It’s the one people remember. The one they warn you...

I’m never sure if it’s the changes in society that have been gradually occurring over the past few years or the sort of people I’ve found myself hanging out with in that time,  but lately there’s been a lot of talk – everywhere – about the way women are treated, the way men behave towards women, the way women are portrayed in film, art, and other media. Admittedly, a lot of those things have gone over my...

Suddenly, it’s springtime. It’s not the spring I remember from back home. Back home I would never use the word spring while chunks of ice were still clinging to the curbs or while I still had to wear a full-fledged coat outdoors, but it just feels like spring. February isn’t over yet. It might snow again. But today…today is good enough. Spring reminds me of visiting the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, freezing in a...

Man. I have been busy. Catch up posts are never fun, but I figured I would take the time to roll out everything I’ve been doing and working on lately, just to let everyone know what I’ve been up to. I have a lot of things going on and I’m honestly not sure how I’m managing to handle all of it, but somehow I’m keepin’ on, I suppose. Bloggery! In case you haven’t heard for some reason, I’m currently...

My mission thus far in 2012 has been to, in blunt terms, fucking get my shit organized. I’m a big fan of keeping things rattling around in my head to the point of bursting, which if you read any books on organization or listen to anyone who knows what they’re talking about, that’s the absolute last thing you should be doing when you’re trying to get organized. Instead you need to get it all out of your head, and onto...