Story and photos by Jeff Strowe. Above, Second Chance Books.
Cary, NC – These days, reading tends to happen online, and hey, CaryCitizen is only available that way, so this is not a complaint. However, contrary to popular belief, printing presses have not gone silent and books are still being bound, published, and sold, right here in Cary.
Herewith, a tour of four used bookstores in the Greater Cary Metroplex. Read more
Story and photo by Lindsey Chester
Cary, NC – Cary is rich in the performing arts with many theater, dance and musical productions. But did you know we also have a group that writes original works? They are called Cary Playwrights’ Forum and I spoke with one of the group’s founders, Lydia Sbityakov. Read more
Book review by Matt Young. Photo by PanArmenian.
Cary, NC – Suzette Faith Foster walks to the beat of a different drummer (or dances, I should say). Some of you might be worried that this is an insult. Trust me – to Sue, it is not. There was a time when many thought she would never even walk again. Read more
Book review by Matt Young. Photo by Robert St. Louis, 1943.
The passionate, even romantic love of Chapel Hill by those that grew up there, and by those that were educated there is befuddling to the uninitiated. I learned this a little bit first-hand in my daughter’s freshman year at UNC-CH when she helped me come to the realization that I could never again utter the apparently ignorant words…”Yes I root for UNC and Duke.” Read more
Book review by Matt Young.
Cary, NC – File this one in the “short drive from Cary” category.
As Cary-dwellers, we are walking or driving distance from great places to fish in North Carolina. Read more
Story by Matt Young
Cary, NC – Cary resident Carole L. Hamilton teaches English at Cary Academy. She recently published Anthem Guide to Essay Writing. We can all use help here. And yes, I’m intimidated to write this.
By Matt Young. All photos courtesy of Carolyn Sakowksi.
All Over, NC – Carolyn Sakowski has published an updated version of the Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads (John F. Blair, publisher) guidebook. Read more
Cris Cohen is CaryCitizen’s resident Humorist. This is an excerpt from his new book, Staying Crazy To Keep From Going Insane.
The other day I got an offer from a credit card company. Credit card companies regularly offer people cards to use in the hopes that, when it comes to financial issues, you’ll have the brains of a salad bar. After all, if you are good with your money and make all of your credit card payments on time, they only make a small profit. However, if you are bad with your money and miss some payments, they can legally sell your family. Read more
Story by Matt Young. Photo of Algonquin writers group from Wikimedia. L–>R Art Samuels, Charlie MacArthur, Harpo Marx, Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott.
Cary, NC – I’ve reviewed a lot of books written by local authors for CaryCitizen, and I’ve received many article submissions from Cary residents. It is very clear there is literary talent around these parts. Read more
Story by Matt Young. Photos from Untold Experiences of a Navy Corpsman.
Cary, NC – Cary resident C. Gilbert Lowery joined the Navy in 1954 when he was 19. Like many people who served their country in our wars, Gil Lowery was reluctant to talk about it for many years. Today, he is just another guy in Cary, a tax accountant. He has just written his first book entitled The Untold Experiences of a Navy Corpsman. Read more