I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story A Nearby City, Spring 2007 Sara Rahman was my best friend that year. And some of the best times we had were while walking home from school. We joked and laughed about everything stuff in school, books she was reading, her dorky big … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #5: I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story
Comfort Food Eastern North Carolina – 2007 The large sign in the lawn in front of the old red brick building read: “U.S. MARINE CORPS, CAMP ELIZABETH BRIG. NO PHOTOGRAPHS ALLOWED.” I stopped the car right in front of it, rolled down the window, slipped the digital camera from my pocket and took a couple … Continue reading More Resistance Vacation Reading: Comfort Food – A Story
So yesterday I’m scrolling through the New York Times, and then up pops this big ad: If I was writing copy for that ad, the statue would be pointing at the reader and the bold bright headline would thunder “BERLIN WANTS YOU!” But that message still got through, especially if one clicked a link to … Continue reading A Durham Double-Take & Berlin Wants You! (Who — Me?? No — YOU!)
Ms. Hazel’s Last July 4th — 2023: Her Flags & The Prayer Line I lived next door to Ms. Hazeline Umstead for twelve years. She was remarkable in many ways: she had grown up in this neighborhood; had returned to it after several years in New York City. She was meticulous about her lawn … Continue reading A Special July 4 Memorial: My Neighbor Hazeline Umstead
BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Updated 05:42 PM EDT, June 19, 2025 AP Newsroom ASSOCIATED PRESS: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He … Continue reading NEWS: White House Ignores Juneteenth. It Happens Anyway.