The Dreamer
One day, when the Asheville-area artist Rowan Farrell was hanging some of her enigmatic work for an exhibition, a bystander approached. “What kind of…
Read MoreOne day, when the Asheville-area artist Rowan Farrell was hanging some of her enigmatic work for an exhibition, a bystander approached. “What kind of…
Read MoreWhen Rick Cary was in graduate school in Tennessee some years ago, a friend told him of the strange deaths of two young ministers…
Read MoreYou may have forgotten, during your holiday revels in December, that the world was supposed to end in 2011. You might recall that The…
Read MoreAmong the many pleasures of the holiday season is the musical bounty it brings. From traditional carols to seasonal pop standards, music provides the…
Read MoreWe live by design. This is not a philosophical statement, but a literal one. Virtually everything with which we come in contact during our…
Read MoreIf the purpose of art, as John Cheever once observed, is to impose order on chaos, Taiyo La Paix may have been saved by…
Read MoreAs an artist, Lori Raines has a peculiar wish. “I would like to draw nothing at all,” Lori says. But to draw nothing, to…
Read MoreEighty years ago, the famously inventive Henry Ford had a problem. He was losing market share to upstart rivals like General Motors and their…
Read MoreIn October of 1955, newspaper readers came across a letter from someone signed “Non-Eligible Bachelor,” bemoaning his unmarried fate. The advice columnist to whom…
Read MoreThe dream of flying is as old as dreaming itself, and as young as any number of youngsters watching a kite flutter against a…
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