Patience vs Persistence
by Dominick Swentosky of the Troutbitten website I am guessing—though not really—that you have had some older person in your family who was always a master of sitting on a… Read more Patience vs Persistence →
Culture • Family • Earth
Reflections on Roots, Heritage, and the Land That Shapes Us Reprinted with Permission | Lake Norman Currents | June 2026 By Mickey Dunaway I have been blessed—advantaged, really—since the day I was… Read more Culture • Family • Earth →
My Artificial Assistant
Reprinted with Permission of Lake Norman Currents Magazine | May 2026 Now this not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the… Read more My Artificial Assistant →
Under My Skin
By Mickey Dunaway Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | MAR 1, 2026| Cornelius, NC When I first thought about the subject of this column, it was 1:00 p.m. on February 4,… Read more Under My Skin →
My Best Days are Ahead
Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | JAN 2025 | Cornelius, NC The picture belowis from my junior year and the Semmes High School Camellia yearbook. I chose it because, as much as anything… Read more My Best Days are Ahead →
A Dose of Reality and Wisdom
The following column was written by Michael McClune, an Arisonan who describes himself as, “Strategist | Warrior philosopher. Exposing the system — Waking up the people it was built to… Read more A Dose of Reality and Wisdom →
Equilibrium
November 19, 2025 By Mickey Dunaway Since my spinal fusion surgery on November 3, 2020, my equilibrium has been shot to hell. I don’t recall that anyone told me that… Read more Equilibrium →
Are You Getting Older or Getting Old
By Mickey Dunaway Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | AUG 2025 | Cornelius, NC With the hardware in my body, sometimes, I feel like Steve Austin. You remember him—the Six Million Dollar Man— today… Read more Are You Getting Older or Getting Old →