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Both memoir and manifesto, this book sets aside the shaming social scripts that are bad for moms and non-moms alike and invites readers to write a truer, kinder story about who we are when we are not who the world expects. Lane will be in conversation with local pastor and life enthusiast Rev. Lisa Yebuah. (BONUS: […]

Only a few spots left! Join us May 8–14, 2023! Wouldn't you like a week full of quiet days to think and write? Come spend a week of quiet and writing with a supportive group of women in Pelican House, at the beautiful Trinity Center on Emerald Isle, NC. We observe silence in the daytime […]

Only a few spots left! Join us May 14–21, 2023. Wouldn't you like a week full of quiet days to think and write? Come spend a week of quiet and writing with a supportive group of women in Pelican House, at the beautiful Trinity Center on Emerald Isle, NC. We observe silence in the daytime […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]

Join Laurel Ferejohn for a reading from her novel Crossings, recently long-listed for the Lee Smith Novel Prize from Blair Publisher. In the novel, set on a small island in 1969, a secret friendship offers respite for Tomby, who is a gay Marine, and Valetta, the wary wife of one of Tomby's nemeses in the […]

Fanny Lou Hamer. Quilt by Kimberley Pierce Cartwright As part of Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters conference, we are having a quilt show on June 16, 6:00-9:00 pm, during Durham's Third Friday celebration of Juneteenth. The show's theme is Deconstructing the Mammy Archetype. The Mammy archetype is a stereotypical portrayal of Black […]

This guided tour will highlight how enslaved people claimed their freedom at Stagville in 1865. Each June, Historic Stagville offers special tours focused on Emancipation as part of the site’s commemoration of Juneteenth. The tour explores the detailed history of Emancipation on one of North Carolina's largest plantations. Hear stories of how formerly enslaved families […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]