COMMUNITY COLLECTION

A homecoming

A homecoming

 by Michael Vanatta, Claremont, VA Story prompt: Write your own story! I grew up on the James about eight miles upriver and across the river from Jamestown.  There were many wonderful years of swimming, waterskiing and doing the many things young boys do in the...
The Ancestors’ Garden

The Ancestors’ Garden

 by Sandra White, Charles City, VA Story prompt: Write your own story! I recently published a book, a memoir with stories created on the banks of the James River. I planted seeds with my prayers on the banks of the James River in the patch of dirt I named ‘The...
The River Through the Year

The River Through the Year

 by Maggie Harrington, Richmond, VA  Story prompt: Write your own river story… A poem submitted on behalf of Maggie Harrington, age 9: The River Through the Year Winter snow blankets the groundAn endless sheet of whiteAll animals in a deep winter sleepEverything...