Christine Black Szarzynski

Christine Black Szarzynski has published work in Sojourners Magazine, The American Journal of Poetry, English Journal, The American Spectator, and others. With her husband, she works on their cattle farm near Raphine.

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Cowboys in Virginia

“Yes, ma’am, we’ll get him,” said Scott Talley when he arrived one fall Sunday to the 60-acre woods adjacent to our Rockbridge County cattle farm. After a tree downed a section of fence, several calves got loose along with a giant, gentle bull I had grown attached to—my woolly friend, I called him. His huge, […]

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Buc-ee’s Opens Its First Virginia Location

If you happened to be standing near the I-81 exit for Mt. Crawford in the early morning hours of this past June 30, you’d have witnessed a spectacle. Shoppers flooded into the parking lot and shuffled into block-long lines in hopes of being among the first through the doors of Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s travel station. […]

by Eric J. Wallace

Norfolk Harborfest Returns for Its 50th Anniversary

From June 19–21, Downtown Norfolk welcomes a fleet of over 60 international and U.S. tall ships to celebrate VA250. “Harborfest celebrates the rich maritime and naval heritage that defines Norfolk and the Hampton Roads region,” says Jordan Lett, marketing director of Norfolk Festevents. “With something happening throughout the waterfront each day, Harborfest offers an immersive […]

by Abby Borgeson

U.S. News & World Report Names This Virginia School as One of The Best in The Nation

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology’s streak of hard-hitting accolades continues this year with a glowing review from U.S. News & World Report. The outlet recently crowned it the top high school in Virginia—and fifth best in the nation—for 2026. The ranking praised the Fairfax-based magnet school’s STEM-focused curriculum that builds toward a […]