Selected Work

Raised in Southwest Virginia, Ciara Brennan writes about hyper-local culture, books and identity.

Features

Justin Constantine’s collective power

Unconventional Overnights

‘Yes, And?’ Budding improv performers find their funny at Coalition

Saluting an uncommon colonel

‘Is that shirt from here?’ Local resale stores connect people with their styles

‘100 impossible things’: Inside the city’s thrift shops that sift through and sell our used clothes

It’s back — and this lotto takes more than luck to win

Book Reviews

Finding Land: Audrey Magee’s The Colony