Leah gathered her heavy black hair behind her light brown neck, twisted it and placed it against the back of her head. She was staring out their bedroom window at […]
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The outside didn't look impressive — a run-down bungalow with shingles falling off and cobwebs as thick as skin. Nathan's father showed him how to get here; even 30 years […]
Originally from Kettering, Ohio, Marie Potoczny received her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from Ohio's Miami University. In 2003 she moved with her husband from North Carolina to Richmond's Byrd […]
Scott McLaughlin, former director of marketing for the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, is now a freelance marketing director. He was having coffee near Virginia Commonwealth University when he spotted […]
Descending the elevator of the collective unconscious, eventually you get to the bottom floor, where humankind's deepest impulses hang out. Three themes came up so many times, they win a […]
Catherine Baab works as an advertising copywriter and contributes to Style Weekly and its magazine for Richmond women, Belle. In 2007, she completed a master's degree in creative writing at […]
When Jim Noonan asked his friend Charlotte about her first memory, she said it was of taking a trip to Charlottesville and saying, “I'm not a ville!” Noonan, 50, guesses […]
In the back of dad's blue Chevy on the way to Charlottesville. Me cracking my knee on tent poles jammed in the seat between us. You lunching on sandwiches, your […]
For the second year, we gathered objects from the Valentine Richmond History Center's collection to present as writing prompts. All stories were required to use at least one of the […]
After getting laid off in 2001, Michal Ketner moved from Leland, N.C., to Richmond, likening her journey to that of an immigrant seeking a better life. Currently doing administrative work […]
The old man lay motionless with his eyes turned toward the curtained window as Gena pressed a warm moist towel to his face. She swirled up a rich foam in […]
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