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Whan that Aprill…

Chaucer’s first 20 lines of Canterbury Tales tells us that: It’s spring. See all of the natural hallmarks of the coming spring. People like to travel religiously right now, to distant shores and shrines. In England, they travel to Canterbury. I’m in Southwerk at the Tabard Inn. Plot wise, that’s all those opening lines convey,Continue reading “Whan that Aprill…”

Black Shoes

While we’re on the subject, I realized that my generational habit of keeping things you might need has a convex side. The other side of the coin collection. (Seriously, was I the only person told to collect state quarters as a child?) I also keep things that I never want to use. Do you haveContinue reading “Black Shoes”

Sonny, that sign is a sign!

Back in the second covid year, I worked at a little book store for no good reason. It was half an hour away and paid $7.25, so it cost almost as much to drive there as I earned, going in for 2 hours a day. But that is not the point. To get there duringContinue reading “Sonny, that sign is a sign!”

Present Musings

Getting Crusty Never in my entire life, from being adopted and brought here to NC through now, have I not owned at least one loaf of bread. That bland, unfilling staple. Yet every week or so I walk right past the $1.29 brown bundles and search through the $3.29s for the longest lasting. And why?Continue reading “Present Musings”

My time at Disney

Due to copyrights and privacy concerns, I have very few examples of my work from Disney to share. However, here is one of the few instances where I received my own work.

Silver Gelatin Print Samples

Film photography is an exquisite art form that requires patience and attention to detail. The result is an intricately crafted black-and-white film print, developed by hand. Sarah learned this skill at Meredith College. She finds great joy in being able to create a piece of art from exposure, to development, to printing and mounting. SheContinue reading “Silver Gelatin Print Samples”

Sarah’s DSLR photo experience

Sarah initially fostered her love for photojournalism at the North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute, a one-week summer intensive for high school journalists. Since then, she has learned black and white dark room photography at Meredith College and mastered the DSLR through cosplay portraits, creating professional head shots, and working at Rockfish Camp and Retreat CenterContinue reading “Sarah’s DSLR photo experience”