It’s Leo season now, the fire-y fixed heart of summer, and my heart has been burning with pain. Amidst personal hardships and global horrors, I’m sick with sorrow over the shooting that happened in Asheville on Sunday which left two … Continue reading Sorrow and solace
It is with great delight that I share two recent collective successes. We marked milestones that were the fruits of years of loving labor. The joy and impact of these shared accomplishments will continue to reverberate. I am in awe … Continue reading In awe of us
A poem, prose, and historical timeline offered in reverence for Reed Creek. flow a boldsteady prayerReed Creek i revere constantchangingsacredwild i payhomageto flow buoyed by beauty each day in awe ofthe wonder– watershed A relationship with Reed CreekReed Creek has flowed through … Continue reading Reverence for Reed Creek
Being irritated by the oversized influence of beer on our local culture and economy could be considered a waste of energy, as clearly there are more important issues to concern myself with. Which I do. At the same time, as … Continue reading Bro-eries and bombs
Here we are in 2026. Despite/because of “everything,” I am excited to announce the Black Stories in Census Tract 2 exhibit opens at Buncombe County Special Collections at Pack Memorial Library on Tuesday, January 20 and runs through through April … Continue reading Black Stories in Census Tract 2 Exhibit
Count me among the many grieving Andrea Elizabeth Clarke, who died on October 29, 2025 at the age of 80. She was a singular force, creative and hilarious, generous and mischievous. Her talents were myriad. She accomplished much over her … Continue reading Homage to Andrea Clarke
Rooted in Legacy “Loss and laughter,” a phrase I used in a song (see video below), kept ringing in my head last weekend during the Black Montford & Stumptown Reunion. The reunion weekend was hosted by the Historic Stumptown Neighborhood … Continue reading Loss and laughter
The beat of resistance throbs through my being. The rhythm of refusal. “Do not obey in advance,” Timothy Synder advises in his book On Tyranny. ¡Viva la resistencia! Our power is real. The overwhelm is also real, the chaos and … Continue reading Resist | Rock | Remember
“I’m real proud of Stumptown, I know I’m a long way from Stumptown but I can’t forget, that’s my roots. That’s my roots.” – Sophie Dixon, Montford & Stumptown Stories Memory as medicine. The balm of remembering infuses the three new … Continue reading Memory as medicine
Embracing multiple truths is not easy in a culture that prefers binaries, that tends to simplify complex realities into good/bad, right/wrong, etc. Yet multiple truths exist. We find them woven throughout the story of the Montford Park Players and their … Continue reading Shakespeare and Stumptown
Ami Worthen 