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Author: Our State Magazine

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Listen as the pages of the magazine come to life in the Storytellers podcast, a new series featuring the voices of six Our State writers, including Editor in Chief Elizabeth Hudson. Each podcast episode features a writer reading their column aloud, allowing each distinct voice to shine. You can experience Our State wherever you go — in the car, on your walk, or while cooking dinner.
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As the country's 250th birthday nears, our editor in chief reflects on the way star-spangled sightings across North Carolina provide her with a moment to pause and appreciate the place she calls home.   
In the South, we happen upon fatback in our stores and well-seasoned sides. This month, fatback finds its way, finally, into columnist Sheri Castle's kitchen.
It takes more than April showers to bring on the beauty of spring. As waves of yellow coat everything in sight, our Ramblin' Man stocks up on tissues and allergy medicine. Welcome to pollen season.
While nature might seem competitive, mature pine forests offer a lesson in coexistence — a natural phenomenon known as crown shyness.
In Iredell County, one of North Carolina's state historic sites provides a window into pre-Revolutionary War life at the edge of North Carolina's western frontier.
Writer T. Edward Nickens examines how prescribed fires clear out overgrown forests and make way for new life.
Beyond commercial jingles, Our State's editor in chief remembers the way her mother and grandmother turned cleaning into an act of care.  
In the heart of North Carolina, the state's largest privately owned short-line railway is rekindling an appreciation for railroads and "slow travel" with a glittering fleet of restored train cars.
Tendrils of Spanish moss may evoke Southern Gothic allure, but in their habitats, the epiphyte shares a symbiotic relationship with its fellow flora and fauna.
In a season known for cleaning, Sheri Castle welcomes a freshly picked mess into her kitchen.
Wherever he travels, T. Edward Nickens finds comfort in a cup of joe.
In 1942 at UNC Chapel Hill, young musicians marched into history as the Navy's first all-Black unit band.   
When food writer Sheri Castle discovers her grandfather's old mill, she and her family set out to revive a Southern tradition fueled by grits and grist.
A paleontologist uncovers the ancient lives still hidden in North Carolina's rocks and coastline.
 In a state shaped by kindness and hospitality, our editor in chief reflects on how simple gestures, from pound cake to a warm welcome at the door, imbue North Carolina with a sense of home.   
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