by Daphne Cole, Blackstone, VA Story prompt: Write your own story! My first encounter with the James River was at Jamestown 4-H camp for a week the summer of 1963. Daily, we swam in the James and had swimming lessons along its banks. The bottom of the area was...
by Leslie Yesbeck, Richmond, VA Story prompt: The river is important to me because … I’ve always been more drawn to the riverbanks of the James than the water itself. Growing up, the river represented evening or weekend walks with my parents. We’d frequent the...
