Confessions of a Juicer
Remember the chipper scene from Fargo? Frances McDormand is investigating a homicide when she finds a man who is feeding Steve Buscemi’s leg into a wood chipper.Last year, when I became a juicer,...
View ArticleDear Old Mom
With Mother's Day on the way, many are wracking their brains -- trying to come up with just the right gift. Charlottesville author Deborah Prum doesn't really care what she gets from her kids -- but...
View ArticleMerlin's Soul
For Christians, Easter sparks thoughts of resurrection and the human soul, but for Virginia veterinarian Douglass Hopkins it's a time to smile -- and to celebrate the souls of all living things.
View ArticleCelebrity Sighting
It's hard to imagine that posing for a photograph could change a life -- uniting a Virginia man with a woman living 7,000 miles away, but that's exactly what happened when Staunton writer Carey Keefe...
View ArticleGrieving Over Pets
Most of the time, it's parents who teach their children a thing or two, but once in a while kids can help us to get through a difficult time. That's what Shenandoah Valley veterinarian Douglass...
View ArticleA Lesson in Pediatric Nursing
It might be natural to consider the death of a young person as particularly tragic-- the loss of so much life to come. But University of Virginia nursing student May Peng learned from one of her...
View ArticleA Lesson in Nursing: Facing the End
One of the most challenging things for medical professionals is learning to accept the ultimate defeat-- the inability to keep a patient alive.As a UVA nursing student, Kim Proesser says one patient...
View ArticleA Lesson in Nursing: Comforting Care
The most meaningful times in our lives might last only a few minutes, but they are memorable.Take this story, for example, from UVA nursing student Mary Lacy Grecco. She was helping to care for...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges
If you listen to our programs on a regular basis, you know Gerry Krueger – the Albemarle County resident who has spent much of her life watching and writing about the geese on a pond near her home,...
View ArticleThe Big Catch
I could hear Tony tearing up the trail from Squirrel Creek toward our campsite in the middle of a blueberry patch in remote Avery County, North Carolina. All the forest creatures could hear him,...
View ArticleSafety, Italian Style
When I was eighteen, my cousin Umberto visited us from Italy. I sat in the passenger seat of Umberto’s rental car as he sped through a red light at a busy intersection in Hartford, Connecticut. I...
View ArticleThe Women's Initiative Essay Contest
The Women's Initiative in Charlottesville was established to help women in crisis – to support them as they make difficult transitions in their lives.Each year, the group offers a challenge to women--...
View ArticleLight a Candle
Death is not a subject we talk about much in our society, and it's especially hard to broach the subject of suicide with someone who has lost a loved one, but Charlottesville writer, editor and...
View ArticlePraise the Lord...and Pass the Crackerjacks
Deborah Lewis is a Methodist minister who works with students at the University of Virginia. In her spare time, she enjoys quilting and shouting words of praise and damnation while watching TV. We'll...
View ArticleVeterans Day Essay
November 11 is Veterans Day…..a time to pause, reflect, and pay tribute to all of the men and women who have served in the country’s armed forces.From Moneta Virginia, writer, veteran and retired...
View ArticleLet's Buy A Tractor!
We all have ideas about what a mid-life crisis looks like. One minute you’re sitting there, minding your own business, and the next thing you know you’re polishing a shiny new convertible sports car....
View ArticleLet's Buy A Tractor!
We all have ideas about what a mid-life crisis looks like. One minute you’re sitting there, minding your own business, and the next thing you know you’re polishing a shiny new convertible sports car....
View ArticleThe Extra Special Tree
If the holidays have you stressed out, take a minute to relax and enjoy this next essay from Charlottesville author Jenny Gardiner -- a remembrance of Christmas and a very special tree.
View ArticleGifts from Debby's Dad
With the holidays now here, many people are still wracking their brains for last-minute gift ideas, but that's never a problem for one man -- the father of Charlottesville author Deborah Prum. She...
View ArticleSnow Days
I remember so fondly the snow days from my North Carolina childhood. Peeking out the window expectantly, devouring the AM radio cancelation list, scrambling into gloves and hats and boots.There were...
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