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For Love of Poetry
Poetry has the magical power to evoke emotions, capture complex feelings, and reflect Society’s ever changing values. With its rhythmic words and vivid imagery, poetry can capture stories and explore the beauty of everyday life unlike any other art form.
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Whiteville, NC : Burgertown,USA
Somewhere in your hometown is a burger place that makes you happy. If you’re lucky, there might be two of them. If you’re really, really lucky like me, there are five. Welcome to Burgertown, USA.
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Before the Mason-Dixon Line
King Charles III has just begun his reign, so there’s not much in the way of mistakes to talk about yet. Instead, let’s discuss one of the blunders of Charles II.
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The Stokes Light
The Stokes Light, or sometimes referred to as The Pactolus Light, is in Pitt County between Greenville and Washington, North Carolina, in a crossroads town named Stokes, North Carolina. The way I first heard the story is that over a hundred years ago along a train track a railway worker was walking with his lantern on or…
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Prohibition
In order to talk about whiskey in the United States, you have to talk about the good and bad times. That’s right. Whiskey in America hasn’t always been a Happy Hour. In fact, there was a time when not only whiskey but all alcohol wasn’t even allowed on the menu of your favorite restaurant
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Bourbon With Heart
Bourbon with Heart is a new nonprofit that uses Kentucky’s world-renowned Bourbon industry to elevate the Bluegrass State’s art and culture scene.
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Rare Breed
The story of a southern breed that almost vanished, the Marsh Tacky, and the man who fought to save them.
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How I Came To Give Up On Writing- Remembering Dickey
I once fashioned myself as a writer. Launched an underground newspaper. Grew my hair long in a bohemian style. Published an article or two here and there, won a poetry contest, too. I had all the bases covered. All I needed was a touch of insanity and a round of alcoholism on the side to be the...