Ava Gardner, Sunset Memorial Park, North Carolina The first challenge upon my arrival in Smithfield, North Carolina was figuring out how to get to the Sunset Memorial Park. I was happy to get off the extremely hectic Interstate 95 and to be heading west, following Market Street through town. Although the GPS told me I … Continue reading Ava Gardner
I was talking with a friend the other day and the conversation turned to some of my recent travels. “I really enjoy reading where you’ve been and what you’ve experienced. It is like a game trying to figure out why you visit the places you do and where you are headed to next.” I humbly … Continue reading Buried in Three Graves: The Murder of Charlie Silver
They were paving the parking lot of the church when I arrived at the Third Creek Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, North Carolina. With the lot unavailable, I pulled into the grass along the road and got out. I felt bad for the men laboring on the asphalt – it was barely eight and it was … Continue reading The Mystery of Peter Ney
I sat in my vehicle and watched the tour group as they left the grave of Thomas Wolfe. They were moving in the direction of the grave of Zebulon Vance, so I decided to head toward a different grave I wished to visit. After consulting the map of the cemetery, I headed in a slightly … Continue reading Along the Way: O. Henry
After navigating the narrow side streets of Asheville, North Carolina, I was happy to see the iron gates of Riverside Cemetery. I paused at the entrance to read the plaque on the iron gate: “When he came to the gate of the cemetery he found it open…as he approached the family plot, his pulse quickened … Continue reading Along the Way: Thomas Wolfe
The Moon Tree (a Sycamore) located at Asheville's Botanical Gardens I have a fascination about Moon Trees and in the past have written about them, including a story in a published collection of my favorite articles. This fascination was what brought me to the Botanical Gardens in Asheville, located next to the University of North … Continue reading Along the Way: The Asheville Moon Tree
