When Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes pulls out his harmonica, the spring peepers sing along. So do the pig frogs, chorus frogs, and bird-voiced treefrogs. He knows them all by name.
Revisiting the story of a gubernatorial candidate who didn't exist. Also, music videos I can't stop watching.
Plus, stories about a drug-trafficking midfielder, an exiled photographer, an unsexy rock band, and what it means to grieve two peoples at once.
Plus: lots of great summer journalism. And short videos. And Durham music.
To find out, I visited North Carolina hog country four times, and sat in churches, living rooms, and a Cessna Skylane.
After a 52-year conflict and a rupture, United Methodists test whether their remaining members can forge a new path.
Lots of stories in the pipeline. In the meantime, here's some of my favorite new work by others
