Strictly speaking, siblings are one of life’s greatest joys. Fifteen years ago I was spinning a completely different tale, but these days I have nothing but appreciation and gratitude for my brothers and sisters. A few weeks ago when I went up to Chapel Hill for the Our State Magazine launch I had some free [...]
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Sol Food
When I was in 8th grade we received a letter in the mail from the Durham Public School System saying I’d been granted admission into the district’s art magnet school, Durham School of the Arts. I was furious. I hadn’t applied, it was my mother’s idea, and the idea of losing my friends and all [...]
On Family
Last week, my Aunt Wendy passed away. It was unexpected, yet not surprising, as she had spent most of her life battling lupus. Wendy was a wonderful, loving, incredibly strong woman. She used to say that she and I were kindred spirits because of our mutual love of photography, I think of her every time [...]
