Amber Crystals
Cover by Christopher Stephens

What color are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Poetry by Pamela Anderson

The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia
Racially motivated murder, biased police work, a community-wide cover-up—it was a story just waiting to be exposed, and that’s exactly what this retired reporter did.

Mr. Skimbles: Epic Cat Fail
Comic by Greg Steele

Five Years of Whurk
Comic by Seth Casana

Escape Artist
Comic by Theodore Taylor III

Christmas Comic
Comic by Kristin Mehaffey

Album Roundup
Featuring Unmaker, Monopolyopolis, Elizabeth Owens, Piranha Rama, and Kevin Knight.

Larry Bland & The Volunteer Choir
This storied choir that brought gospel to the masses is celebrating multiple anniversaries this month—as well as a bittersweet turn of events.