Let's hear your ice stories

Hey everybody, today we're looking to collect a bunch of stories about how people are dealing with the ice.

We're looking for neighborhood heroes, street scenes, any kind of little vignette that would help tell the story of this day.

You can drop the story in the comments to this post, email me at ttomlinson@charlotteobserver.com, or call 704-358-5227. We might have some follow-up questions, so leave some way we can get in touch.

Thanks for the help. Stay safe and stay warm.

t.

Story of the day: Little Duck

Almost 25 years ago, when I was working at the paper in Augusta, Ga., we had a writing workshop. The guy running the workshop handed out a story I had never heard of, about a soldier who died in Vietnam and how his body was received in his small town back home. That story holds first place in my Great Stories folder, and I still read it every couple of months. But it hasn't been available online for years.

Until now.

My friends at Gangrey.com have brought the story back, with a note from the author's daughter. I urge you, more than usual, to read this story. Share your thoughts in the comments.

(And FYI, if you love great stories, and great discussions about stories, go poke around in the Gangrey archives. You can get lost in there.)

Storyteller Thursday

As I hear about really good storytelling online I'm going to put stuff up along and along... this one comes courtesy of my colleague Rich Mathieson. I'm not much for the whole spoken-word-poetry thing, but this guy mostly stays out of that trap, and the story is mighty moving. Plus he has a spectacular neckbeard. Here's Shane Koyczan, from a spoken-word festival in Canada. (Alert: PG-rated for language.)



(If you run across a good story we can post here, email me or drop it in the comments...)