~~ Originally printed in The Chapel Hill (NC) Weekly, March 2012 ~~
It’s pretty bad when your husband tells you he won’t watch basketball with you anymore because you’re too profane. No, this wasn’t me. It was my mother with the potty mouth. Continue reading
~~ Originally printed in Carrboro (NC) Free Press, March 2009 ~~
There comes a time every year in Carrboro, when the daffodils are unfurling and bare dogwood branches are studded with buds that dramatically pause before bursting into dazzling bloom. It is a magical time, replete with the accompanying cheery trill of birdsong. And, yet, somehow I miss it. Instead of the glories of purple crocus and the flush of redbud, I am watching an orange ball go through a metal hoop against the hallelujah chorus of squeaking sneakers. Screw spring.
God, I love the sound of basketball shoes on polished wood. Continue reading
~~ Originally printed in Carrboro (NC) Free Press, March 2009 ~~
College basketball has undeniably captured the imagination of the people of North Carolina, and Carrboro and Chapel Hill enjoy a full concentration of true blue fans. Former Democratic Presidential candidate and US Senator, John Edwards, is one such fan. “Part of it is tradition,” he said of his passion for the sport. “People who are my age have grown up being saturated with competitive, high quality basketball. We have had good basketball for decades.”
Of course, the million dollar question is… Continue reading
Ashley Atkins 