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New Bern writer Michelle G. Flye named the 2021 Heart of the Pamlico Poet Laureate.
Photo Credit: Sam Love When the usual qualities of Eastern North Carolina come to mind, many people don’t automatically think of poetry. But, since 2018, a dedicated group of local writers has…
October 11, 2021 -
Making The Words Pay
New York is reputed to be the publishing and literary capital of the world; a place where media giants, the best talent, and industry leadership all swarm like the ants covering that…
September 19, 2021 -
You’re Old. So What? Go Write Something!
The skillset for grabbing the brass ring and finding your passion as a senior writer is the same at 16 or 60. “You’re going to do what?” my friends asked me, with…
August 26, 2021 -
Grit Lit’s not just a quirky regional American genre anymore.
Writer Steph Post really gets the Grit. But it wasn’t always that way. In the beginning when she was “batting around” the new-to-her literary term, she wasn’t really sure how to define…
August 26, 2021 -
The Outsider Art of Vollis Simpson
There’s nothing really all that unique about Lucama, North Carolina. With a population of much less than 2000, it’s like dozens of other small towns in eastern NC, communities that sit forgotten…
June 22, 2021
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