CornerShot

To submit a CornerShot

The Roanoke Times welcomes CornerShot submissions from its readers. Here are the guidelines:

Length: about 200 words
Topic: CornerShots can run the gamut, but we generally prefer unique and clever observations on the human experience.
No poetry, please.
Email your submission to extra@roanoke.com with your full name and hometown and “CornerShot” in the subject line. You can also mail submissions to Kathy Lu, CornerShot, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010.
Submissions are subject to editing.

1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County

2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day

3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys

4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping

5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football

6. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust

7. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen

8. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible

9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli

10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area

Betsy Biesenbach | Special to The Roanoke Times

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

My husband and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary in August. These are my tips for a long and happy marriage:

1. Marry a friend. When the hard times come (and they will) and you ask yourself why you married this person, you’ll have plenty of good memories to remind you.

2. Don’t expect him to be your only friend. No one can be everything to you. Spend time together but also cultivate outside interests and relationships.

3. Expect him to be just as perfect as you are. His faults are different from yours, which can make them seem more annoying, but you, no doubt, have plenty of your own. The day you conquer all of yours is the day you can tell him to fix his.

Monday, August 12, 2013