Dances with Memories of Wolves
byCasey Kristofferson doesn’t want anything given to her because of her last name. So she’s worked hard to establish a life without having her…
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Santas That Pay for Sheep
byDebbie Trantham lovingly gets called all kinds of names: Santa Lady, Dream Lady, Fiber Lady. “They all work,” she says with a laugh. In…
Tuned in to the Good Life
byThe rural Brevard-area home that musicians Woody Platt and Shannon Whitworth share with their baby son, Rivers, has music spilling out its doors. Sure,…
Skeletons in Her Closet
byLisa Swain of Hendersonville collects skulls, skeletons, and spiders — and joyfully displays them in her living room, kitchen, and car. They sit on…
Sure Shot
byEvan Kafka has stood in front of numerous celebrities, made sure their features were in focus, and clicked a button. His photographs have adorned…
A Certain Slant
bySometimes, when choices are limited, it forces inspiration — think the stray flower that bursts brilliantly from a crack in the sidewalk. In the…
Life Studies in Terra-Cotta
byThe beginning is nebulous for Kate Fisher. Maybe her cache of gardening pots and planters started in Kentucky. There, she grabbed armfuls of her…
At Home with Robert Beatty
byRobert Beatty walks down a short hallway from his master bedroom and enters the spacious office that doubles as his writing spot. Before he…
Two Kitchens, No Regrets
byReza Setayesh doesn’t ride the wave: he stirs up his own trends. Setayesh first settled in Western North Carolina in the 1980s, to attend…
At Home with Sharon Feingold
bySharon Feingold is a storyteller and a saleswoman, yet she’s neither a writer, nor marketer, nor clerk. She’s a voiceover artist who delivers…