Bellamy ShoffnerAgainst Personal Adversity, We Can WinAround 3 a.m. the results of my MRI have been confirmed by a neurologist. A physician’s assistant is sent into this small, cold room to…Dec 16, 2017Dec 16, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerWhy ‘Hold the Line’? — Call for SubmissionsWhen I sat down with my first interviewee to discuss the events of August 12, here in Charlottesville, I was struck by her account. She…Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerWe Are HomeIt has been a long day of playing with, teaching, learning with, and making meals for my children. I am tired. It is late. The tasks of…Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerGetting Reacquainted With My Inner ActivistWhen I was in college I believed that individuals could change the world. Somewhere in the back of my mind was the thought that small bits…Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerinThe EstablishmentWhy I Didn’t Call The Cops When I Saw A Teen With A GunIn a country with alarming rates of police brutality against Black people, the wrong thing to do can feel like the right thing to do.Aug 23, 2017Aug 23, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerinThe EstablishmentWhat Really Happened In CharlottesvilleResidents knew violence was coming — but the city and cops refused to stop it.Aug 16, 2017Aug 16, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerAnalogI am analog. I like my clocks with faces, my books on paper, and the feeling of a pen in my hand. I love the smell of bookstores, to walk…Aug 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017
Bellamy ShoffnerThen, There Was AshleyFrom the age of four through the beginning of my high school career, I’d been to ten schools. Being the new kid was never foreign to me. I…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Bellamy ShoffnerinThe EstablishmentWhen My Cute Black Kid Becomes What You Fear MostWhen he gets older, remember that my sweet black son is a human being with the right to live.Jan 6, 2016Jan 6, 2016