Musings from the Shop Girl Freehand Market began as a part-time job, but became magic: coffee rounds, slow hellos, lunch with birds, tarot readings, hugs, and river music. Saxapahaw taught me change is constant—and good.
The Demise of Willow Oak On a rainy day in February, our nearly 200-year-old Willow Oak came crashing down.
Small-Town Tech Support At the General Store, an 86-year-old with a computer crisis asked a Hawbridge student for help. After patient questions, he gently said, “Let’s find a pro”—and bridged generations.