My Love for Cats Leads to a New Career Hello, my fellow cat people! I’ve been away for a bit, huddling under fuzzy blankets with my super-fuzzy fur baby. He’s decided to sleep until spring, with occasional sleep-walking bouts that lead him to the kitchen and back. As for me…

Too Much of a Good Thing? You might be patting yourself on the back for finally ditching the junk food and eating healthy. Your clothes fit better, your tummy looks slimmer and you’re congratulating yourself on having green smoothies for breakfast instead of bacon and eggs. But if you over-indulge, even on healthy foods, you may…

Ever since I was a child, I’ve had a hard time believing what others take for granted as truth. I’m sure I drove my mother mad with my incessant questions, routinely followed by unapologetic skepticism regarding her answers. “But how do you really know that?” I would counter, full of…

A Summer on Cape Cod Provides an Opportunity for Growth — “Dad, Dad! Look what I found!” I stood over my dad, bouncing on my toes with excitement, as he sat in his patio chair, trying to relax on a lazy Sunday afternoon. In my hand I held a mason jar half-filled with ocean water and pebbles, collected from the seashore…

How I Made Over $1000 Selling My Unwanted Clothing — If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that people are willing and able to shop from the comfort of their living room. …

Alpha-Gal Syndrome On the Rise — There’s a new allergy in town, and ironically, it has the power to force hunters to give up eating red meat. Alpha-gal allergy is brought on by the bite of the lone star tick, causing some unlucky individuals to become severely allergic to mammal products. Eating red meat or consuming…

Lydia’s Bridge — A Ghostly Hitchhiker in Jamestown One of the most famous ghost stories in North Carolina is about a phantom hitchhiker who supposedly haunts an abandoned railroad bridge in Guilford County. The bridge is located on US-70A (High Point Rd.), just south of Jamestown. …

1 Million+ Page Views and 6200 Followers in My First Month as a Paid Creator — NewsBreak After All the Changes Many writers, like myself, came late to the NewsBreak game. We weren’t the fortunate ones who were guaranteed $1000 per month back in November. When I signed up on July 24, 2021, the criteria for becoming a paid writer was to amass 200 followers and to publish 10 stories. That…

The Demon Dog of Valle Crucis It’s only six weeks till Halloween — my favorite holiday — and I’m ready! To help everyone else get in the spirit, I’ve decided to share some spooky legends from North Carolina. Stay tuned in to make sure you catch them all! A Spooky Mountain Legend Valle Crucis is a little town set high…