We arrived at the “Rumble in Richmond” just after 11 a.m. and I braced myself for a long day. Heavily tattooed and long bearded people
Category: Miscellaneous
Half Life
Early fall mornings in Chapel Hill–bright skies, bits of color shooting through the green, morning glories in full bloom. The day’s worries will arrive, but
Tenacity and Turbulence
This post is derived from a talk I gave a week ago to the Royster Society of Fellows. The conference theme was “Tenacity in Turbulent
Pandemic Pleasures? A Thanksgiving Virus Diary
On a rainy day, I sit in my home office with the windows open and a candle lit as my workday hums along. In my “real”
A Room of My own: another Virus Diary
The first time I had my own apartment was in graduate school in Austin. I remember the feeling of organizing the space to my, and
A WALK ACROSS CAMPUS
I was 17 when I first walked across UNC’s campus alongside an older friend from home who was a sophomore. It was November and most