A remarkable thing happens in my little town of Bedford every year at Halloween. Bedford is a picturesque town where the main street running up to downtown is lined on each side by big homes. The streets are wide and …
David Edwards was one of my children’s favorite musicians. David was an alum (Class of 1970) and former pastor of two Lynchburg churches, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Church of the Covenant. David was also a musician and …
My husband has an irritating way of weaving systems theory into our everyday challenges. One of the most irritating adages he proclaims is, “During times of stress…chaos, the character of a system, is revealed.” Personally, I prefer chaos theory’s adage, …
In a previous article I shared how much I love a good social documentary, but I also love some good stand-up comedians. Whether it’s Ellen DeGeneres or Robin Williams, Jim Gaffigan or Mitch Hedberg, Tig Notaro or Hasan Minhaj, Hannah …
I recently found out that writing prompts is a thing. Not the prompts for final exams, or for paper assignments, but random sentences that are meant to serve as exercises for creative writers. It may be something I should have …