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

Patricia Simmons | A reader in Fincastle

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Last month's CornerShot by Pat Bowles brought back a scene that I hadn't thought about for a long time.

In June 1981, all but one carload of those attending the funeral of my mother, Viola W. Painter, walked from the Fincastle Presbyterian Church to Godwin Cemetery, a distance of about five blocks, on a beautiful day filled with sunshine.

As we passed the Kyle House, workers repairing the roof stood with their hats held over their hearts. We did not know them; they did not know us. Such a thoughtful tribute.

It is a lovely memory for me of an otherwise sad day.

Monday, August 12, 2013