Articles Written By Patrick Ambrose
TMN Contributing Writer Patrick Ambrose resides in North Carolina. His other work has appeared in Creative Loafing, Timber Creek Review, and Mysterical-e.
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Personal Histories
Grandpa
Passing the summer days in North Carolina’s low country often meant sitting on the porch with Grandpa and his radio. Today, it doesn’t take much to go back there.
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The Music Box
Playing Johnny Ace
A young crooner’s untimely, macabre death left questions for those who would follow—musicians and fans alike. Was it suicide? Was it a hit? A listener’s query into one star’s place in the history of early rock and roll.
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Profiles
Smoke the Fire
Hank Williams III blew the doors off country music last fall when he released three ambitious, experimental albums all on the same day. A conversation about tradition, hardcore, and punishment.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
Tread Lightly, Boys
When a cookout on holy ground turns into a rescue mission, you quickly figure out who your friends are.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
Third and Goal
For the Aurora High School Rattlers, homecoming was a chance to show the crosstown rivals who was boss. Too bad Sloat Tatum found himself distracted when the cleats hit the field.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
Go Down, Maw Maw
A grandmother’s gift should not be undervalued, especially when it’s delivered from beyond the grave.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
Seventeen Thousand Gallons Will Find Its Way Out
In the heat of a Carolina summer, nothing’s better than a nice swim, assuming the pool doesn’t explode.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
A Knot in the Old Family Tree
When you’re looking to replace the radiator for a V-8 engine, it can help to have cousins you can count on. The tale of a risky family connection.
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To Live Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
Gone Fishing
For teenagers along the Carolina coast, time passes with a little bit of work, healthy amounts of fishing, and a lot of goofing around.
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Opinions
Carolina Blues
A year after winning the championship, the University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team is suffering its worst season in recent history. A New York-based Tar Heel laments.
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Profiles
DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground
The turntablist now known as DJ Premier got help at critical moments in his rise from a piano-playing childhood in Houston, and these days he’s looking to spread the love.
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Profiles
Iggy Pop Lusts for Life
More than four decades into his career as a rock mentor, Iggy Pop talks about getting back with the Stooges and finding a daily rhythm that suits him.