In Difficulties, Finding the Clearing
Sometimes each of us go through a week — or in my case recently, three weeks — of a personal hell. Maybe “hell” is a strong word for my past…
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The Roommate I Never Met
As a preteen and teenager I lived in an old home constructed during the Great Depression. As I have explained through another story, the house was a new construction in…
Lighting the Way: Lighthouses Into our Souls
Roulez Media’s Nicholas Crawford and I went on an adventure last week. We decided to drive to Manteo, North Carolina to take in some of my favorite coastal sights down…
Flyfishing: Solo Sporting with a Social Edge
Water presses against my legs, quietly urging me to join its direction. I stand firm, dedicated to my spot – the spot – within casting distance of where I sense…
From Prison to Plating: High HOPES
In the past, Roulez Magazine featured a story about English prison inmates learning Culinary Arts during imprisonment. Those prisoners even operate their own restaurants at multiple Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMPs).…
Norfolk Sunday of History, Culture and Flavors
Photos by Nicholas Crawford It was September 2, 1945 that Japan officially surrendered to the Allies to end World War II. At that time, the “American Caesar” General Douglas MacArthur…
Portsmouth, Virginia: Centuries of History in a Port O’Call
Whenever I choose to live in a new region – as I do quite often, given an ongoing case of curiosity over what is on the other side of the…
Up for Auction: The Voice of Lady Liberty | An Ego-Crush for Hitler
It was 124 years ago that 15 year-old Annie Moore of Ireland stepped onto Ellis Island and through the immigration processing area there to become an American, the first to…
Burial Beauty In the Eyes of the Beholder
Roulez photographer Nicholas Crawford and I recently ventured into Virginia cemeteries on the hunt for unique sculptural representations of life and death. Our original goal was for capturing imagery for…
Lightkeeper of Currituck
Meghan Agresto is a modern day lightkeeper. She and her two sons, Benicio and Paolo, several chickens and the family dog Jess live on Currituck Beach Lighthouse grounds where she…
The Call of the Void
On a recent outing with a friend, I explained that I fear heights because this fear is accompanied by a magnetic pull into the abyss. The look on their face…
Ghosts in Fort Monroe
I grew up in a haunted house. Wait, let me rephrase that. I learned about 15 years ago that some family members like to pretend nothing ever happened. They said,…
Haunted Hampton Roads
Photos by Nicholas Crawford. No Halloween is complete without consideration of some known haunted spots, whether you believe in ghosts or just love the folklore. Hampton Roads of Virginia, a…
St. Augustine: Florida for Grown Ups
I am a grown up. As makes sense, when going on vacation I want to go on a grown-up vacation. In other words, lying on a beach where spring break…
Corolla Wild Horses: Starlets of the Outer Banks
The newest celebrities of the East Coast are not located in New York, Boston, Miami or even Charleston. Unexpectedly, Currituck County, North Carolina is a breeding ground for some of…
Gumbeau’s Catering: South Louisiana Cuisine in Virginia’s River Realm
Photos by Nicholas Crawford On a sunny Saturday, Creative Director Nicholas Crawford and I set out on an impromptu drive up to Virginia’s River Realm. Good Luck Cellars was hosting…
Farm Market Traditions of the Outer Banks
The quaint family farm of yesterday, one of growing to sell for self-support, is a heritage very recently on the rebound yet still teetering on extinction. Equally endangered is the…
Outer Banks Beach House
In the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the lifestyle is relaxed and easy. Interior design of area homes is equally laid back and casual, providing space for socialization and enjoyment…
Eight Burgers You Must Try
Super Bowl 50 is coming and with it, the annual scramble for the best finger foods. Of course, burgers are always part of the quintessential Super Bowl repertoire. Wherever you…