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CONTENTS

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FEATURES Amara Harrell Shooting Her Shot 9

Autism Awarness How autism aware are you? 12

The Indie Bookstore Resurgence 17

Confessions of a 30 Something #GirlDad 21

Amara Harrell Shooting Her Shot ALSO INSIDE Editor’s Letter

Explore. Dream. Discover. 6

Games

Crossword & Wordsearch 18

Paws for a Cause Tip 19

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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Explore. Dream. Discover.

CEO Andrew Scott Brooks scott@showcasemagazine.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Paul Seiple | paul@showcasemagazine.com

I’ve talked about failure in this space before. It’s no secret that a key to finding success is failure. Paulo Coelho said, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” If you research any success story, there is failure in the foundation. Another ingredient in stories of success is adversity. It’s something that whispers, “The chips are stacked against you. Try this, and you will fail.” I want to share a few examples of people who ignored the whisper. In 2014, Gabriel Jesus painted the streets of Brazil for the World Cup. Four years later, he played for Brazil in the World Cup. In 2008, a kid name Joseph Schooling met his hero, Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps. Eight years later, Schooling beat Phelps. And probably one of my favorite “follow your dreams” stories is the perseverance of Brian Acton. In 2009, he twitted he didn’t get a job at Twitter. The same year, Acton posted Facebook passed on him. How did he handle it? Acton founded WhatsApp. Five years later, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for 16 billion dollars in cash and stock shares.

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Never give up on your dreams.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Paulette Dean | Sam Jackson Brandie Kendrick | Lee Vogler | Davin Wilson

In this issue, Davin Wilson introduces readers to a local success story. Early in life, Amara Harrell had dreams of playing basketball. In her senior season at George Washington, Harrell broke the 1,000 points scoring mark. It isn’t her only high mark. Harrell has a 3.78 GPA. Next up is college, where Harrell will continue scoring baskets and good grades.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jameel Rahsad Austin | DeShanta Hairston Brandie Kendrick | Lee Vogler

Sam Jackson writes about the resurgence of the independent bookstore. We have two local indie bookstores in the area that came to be thanks to the dreams of their owners.

COVER Amara Harrell Photo by Jameel Rashad Austin

I’m going to end this month’s letter with the quote that inspired the title. Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

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April is National Poetry History Month. To honor it, Showcase wants to read your poetry. We have selected a group of local poets and poetry lovers to pick their favorites to be featured in a future project. If you would like to submit your poetry, you can do so by emailing it poetry@showcasemagazine.com. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2022. We look forward to reading your work.

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FEATURE AMARA HARRELL

Amara Harrell Shooting Her Shot BY DAVIN WILSON PHOTOS BY JAMEEL RASHAD AUSTIN

n the second quarter of George Washington girls basketball’s matchup against Salem last December, GW senior Amara Harrell launched a jump shot that fell through the net.

Many would be surprised over Harrell reaching the feat in that amount of time, but Harrell isn’t one as she feels she would’ve reached the mark her junior year if she’d been given the chance.

GW head coach Mancino Craighead immediately called a timeout and walked onto the court and over to his player. He didn’t offer words of criticism or advice, but words of congratulations as Harrell had just reached 1,000 career points and entered rarified air.

“Not really, I feel like I could’ve hit it last year if we got to play our full season but unfortunately, we didn’t,” Harrell said.

She came into the Eagles’ matchup needing only nine points to reach the mark but ended up scoring 29 to put her at 1,029 career points over her four-year career — three of which were spent at Carlisle School in Martinsville. While it would’ve been easy, almost understandable, for Harrell to be a bit full of herself, it was just the opposite as she had no idea, she had accomplished the feat. Not knowing she had reached the milestone left her wondering why her longtime skipper and second father had called a timeout and was approaching her on the court. “I honestly didn’t know what was going on when he came on the court,” Harrell said laughing. “I don’t really know what I was thinking when he came out but once I realized I had reached it, I felt really good. I was proud. I was excited.” Harrell finished her senior season with 536 points, giving her 1,415 for her career. While the milestone is hard enough to reach in four years, Harrell reached it without having the benefit of four full seasons after her junior season at Carlisle was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But hold on. We’re getting too far ahead of ourselves. Like Captain America: The First Avenger, we’re going to go origin story from this part, then work our way back to the beginning. Late one night back when Harrell was in elementary school, her father, Marcus, walked into the living room and saw his daughter watching TV. While many parents would be upset at their young child being up so late, Marcus couldn’t be. Harrell was watching basketball tutorials from a hoops legend. “I went into the living room to see what she was watching, and she was watching a Michael Jordan tutorial, like a skills tutorial. I didn’t even know he did those kind of videos,” Marcus recalled laughing. “So, she took it upon herself to Google it using my PlayStation and I was like, ‘Oh wow.’ That’s when I knew basketball was her thing.” Harrell’s mom, Kisha, knew her daughter’s destiny while watching Harrell play in one of the recreational league games she and her husband were coaching. “It was a game where her dad and I saw her on the court in rec league, scoring a couple of threes. I think Continued to Page 10 www.showcasemagazine.com

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FEATURE AMARA HARRELL

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back-to-back, and to see her, at that young age, leading the team on the court, we definitely knew she was going to be a basketball player,” she recalled laughing. For Harrell, it all began one fateful day in elementary school. “I think I was in fourth grade. We were playing around in gym, and I just started liking the game. Then, one day they started passing out the forms for rec league. I brought it home to my dad and asked if I could play.” Harrell took the normal progression from recreational league to travel league to AAU to jayvee to varsity at Carlisle School in Martinsville where the love for the game grew. “I would say my eighth grade year, playing jayvee at Carlisle, getting that experience, having that success, I realized I wanted to compete at a high level,” Harrell added.

As a freshman at Carlisle, Harrell was a wunderkind, leading the team in scoring while having multiple 20plus points games, including a 27-point performance against Eastern Mennonite. Harrell’s success spilled over into her sophomore season as she once again led the Chiefs in scoring and average. She tallied 32 against Virginia Episcopal School. History repeated itself her junior season as she once again led the squad in overall scoring and points per game after missing the opening two games due to injury. Craighead coached Harrell all three seasons and the two developed a tight relationship over the span. They thought their relationship would continue into Harrell’s senior season, but life had other plans as she moved to Danville and enrolled in GW last fall, bringing an apparent end to the journey the two had shared. In an ironic twist of fate, however, the two picked up right where they left off as Craighead was hired as the Eagles’ next coach not long after. Harrell started the season needing only 33 points to reach the 1,000-point mark and reached the milestone quickly, as she scored 24 in GW’s season opener against Chatham. Four days later, she reached the mark against Salem. “We’ve always been proud of her and excited to see her grow each year, each game,” Kisha said. “There was something different, something big she was doing so to watch her, being her parent, being her coaches, we were just really proud.” While Marcus, who was in attendance at the Salem game, was proud to see his daughter reach the milestone, he wasn’t exactly surprised. “I told Kisha at one game when Amara was younger after first seeing her play, ‘You know she’s gone, right?’” Marcus said laughing. “What I meant was that she going off somewhere to play basketball.” His words proved to be prophetic as Harrell will attend college in the fall where she will continue her basketball career. While she hasn’t made her final decision, High Point University and Guilford College are a few of the schools interested. It’s also worth noting, Harrell sports a 3.78 GPA. With her high school basketball career is over, Harrell’s

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only a few months from graduating and beginning a new journey. She’s been looking back on her journey and has found the perfect way to describe the ride. “It’s been surreal. It’s pretty crazy, but once I started playing, actually getting into it, I knew I would actually go off to college. But now that it’s actually here, it’s shocking.” Marcus added, “I’m proud. It’s crazy, because to us she is still our baby, and it’s tough. We’re going to miss her but hopefully she’s going to somewhere where I can watch it on TV when I can’t be there.” For Kisha, the moment will be bittersweet. “To see the generation we’re in now, to see this beautiful young lady blossom like she did and have the grades and GPA, it’s just amazing. Not every parent can say that in this day and time. I’m grateful. It’s going to be hard to see her leave, but it feels good at the same time because we know she’s going to succeed.”

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FEATURE AUTISM AWARENESS

Autism Awareness How autism aware are you? BY BRANDIE KENDRICK PHOTO BY BRANDIE KENDRICK

elcome to the wonderful month of April, where we finally see a glimpse of spring in the flowers that are blooming. During this month there will be rain, plenty of baby showers, weddings, and likely some egg hunting. April is also Autism Awareness Month. So, let us talk about how autism aware you are? I am sure when I say the word “autism” you are envisioning one person you know with this diagnosis. But autism doesn’t look the same for everyone with this diagnosis. So… without further ado, let me introduce you to the Parallel Universe of Autism. According to the CDC, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social communication and behavioral challenges (www.cdc.gov/ autism). The keyword in this definition is a spectrum.

A wide variety of individuals can fall under this category and each person can look, live, and function completely different from the next individual who also falls under this spectrum. Autism Aware- are you aware of these parts of autism? The diagnostic criteria for ASD shares some deficits people with ASD may experience. One deficit falls under the realm of social communication. A child with autism can be completely non-verbal, make no eye contact, and be withdrawn. While another child with autism can be overly verbal, make direct eye contact, and be deeply interested in your topic of conversation. So much so they may be very physically close to you and may have completely abandoned any personal space boundaries. People with autism can be anywhere in between those two vast descriptions. It is not always black and white in the atypical world of autism, instead, it’s technicolor. Autism doesn’t always look like hand flapping, humming, and no eye contact. It sometimes looks like an overly affectionate child with a total lack of personal space. It doesn’t always look like a non-verbal child playing by themselves. It sometimes looks like a highly social child with a large vocabulary that misses simple social cues. So again, I must ask… how autism aware are you? The diagnostic criteria for ASD also says individuals with autism often have restricted, receptive behaviors, interests, or activities. A person with autism could love to watch things spin while they jump up and down and flap their hands. While another individual with autism could also really enjoy their nighttime routine. So much so that if any small variant interrupts their sacred routine, an epic meltdown could occur. See, restricted, repetitive behaviors. This could also look like an individual only wanting to talk about their favorite interest and diverting all conversations back to their beloved special interest. How can a conversation that started about geometry end

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with you knowing the names of all the characters on My Little Pony? Just spend some time with our friends on the spectrum and you will quickly learn how. Autism can look like the overly obsessive child with extreme interests (insert Minecraft, My Little Pony, or Lauren Daigle to name a few). Autism sometimes looks like a child throwing a tantrum in the middle of a gathering because their pants “feel weird” It sometimes looks like a child screaming, angry, and confused all because they can hear their heart beating fast. Our friends with autism see and experience life differently. In reality, we all see and experience life differently than others. However, sometimes these differences are challenges. Not only for the individual with autism, but for those that love and care for them deeply. Often, what our typical brains see as easy may be seen as extremely difficult to the atypical brain. This is where a little more awareness and understanding are needed. So, do you think you are more autism aware now? Autism might look like the 9-year-old wide awake at 3 am because her mind won’t shut down and the melatonin isn’t working. Autism can sometimes look like essential oils, sensory diets, picture schedules, and still tiptoeing around multiple meltdowns daily. Autism can look like a mama fighting insurance companies, fighting the school system, and fighting for services all because her child’s delays don’t seem large enough on paper. Autism isn’t always obvious. It isn’t a cookie-cutter diagnosis. Autism can look a thousand different ways, a thousand different times. It is a spectrum, and each person with autism is different. So... Next time you see a mama fighting an unruly child in public... don’t pass your judgment or offer discipline advice. Because some differences aren’t seen on the outside. This article is not intended to offend anyone on the spectrum. It is instead written to help advocate and educate the importance of accepting all individuals with differences. For more information regarding ASD and the diagnostic criteria, please visit www.cdc.gov/autism. #autismawareness #autismmom #highfunctioningautism #pickledproverbs #sweetandsour www.showcasemagazine.com

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FEATURE THE INDIE BOOKSTORE RESURGENCE

The Indie Bookstore Resurgence BY SAM JACKSON PHOTO BY LEE VOGLER

As Carter said, it’s about more than providing large stacks of books. A book shop that has specific clientele provides specific reading materials to suit them.

In a time when local businesses face many challenges, from e-books to competition from big- box stores to the pandemic, one type of business that is maintaining its place in the local market is the independent bookstore. Once a staple of any community and a peaceful place to get lost in a story, small bookstores are quietly making a comeback.

“Our books are carefully curated to meet the needs and wants of our community, because we know what our community is reading,” Carter said. “My customers know coming in that what we have on the shelves was chosen for them.”

“Bookstores do a lot to promote literacy,” said DeShanta Hairston, owner/operator of Books and Crannies in Martinsville. “By their mere presence, a local bookstore brings many people in the community together.”

In addition, local bookstores have other benefits to the community at large. According to an article by the Author Learning Center, local bookstores serve as a catalyst for economic growth, provide a hub for new readers and writers, and serve as a focal point for community life.

While online book retailers are dominating the literary market these days–Amazon began its global empire mostly by selling books online–there’s an important distinction to make between such e-commerce retailers and bookstore owners. Online stores are there to sell books, but they can’t do things like make recommendations, answer questions, or offer opinions to customers.

Even with the pandemic, Carter said she does her best to accommodate readers who come in. She offers virtual versions of the store’s events and tries “to be mindful of each person’s preferences when they come in the shop” regarding masks and social distancing.

ou’ve heard of shopping local, but how about reading local?

“Honestly, I think people like the individuality of independent bookshops,” said Catherine Carter, owner of the Dog-Eared Page in Danville. “I’ve never been to two that look the same. And there’s a uniqueness to it that Barnes and Noble or Amazon just does not have.” Local stores offer a quiet place to read, talk books, and connect with other bibliophiles. “Obviously, there’s a social component that’s involved,” Carter said. “Most of my customers enjoy our chats when they come into the shop, and Jeff Bezos is surely not going to be providing that, neither will Barnes.” “My customers know to expect me (most of the time anyway), and I’ve been able to form individual relationships with most of my regulars, which is not something that larger retailers can provide,” she added.

The economic benefits to local shops are also palpable. According to data on Indie Bound’s website, an independent bookstore recirculates 28 percent of its money into the local economy, compared to 4 percent by Amazon. Local bookstores also benefit the economy by keeping sales tax dollars in the local community. They also help the environment by conserving fuel used in shipping and packaging—bringing home a book in a bag from the local store is cheaper and more efficient than having it delivered in a padded box—or reading it on a screen. “I was actually kind of shocked when I first opened to see I was gaining customers of all kinds,” Carter said. “Yes, some of my customers admit to loving their Kindle, but most of them from every generation seem to love the ink on paper, and I, for one, am grateful for that.” www.showcasemagazine.com

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Rolled chocolate candy brand 5 Large group 10 Communication Workers of America (abr.) 13 Shunt 15 Radiuses 16 Grease 17 Panorama 18 Golf tournaments 19 Request 20 Urn 21 In order 23 Ahoy there __! 25 Advertisement (abbr.) 26 Gannet 28 Civic organization member 31 Half man, half goat 32 Warning bell 33 European Nomads 34 Rabble 37 Wind pointer 38 Bowed stringed instrument 40 Expansive 41 Raiders of the Lost __ ( Harrison Ford movie)

42 Truth 43 Gourmet chocolate brand 44 Stalks 45 Children’s card game (2 wds.) 46 Work force 49 Publicity 50 Leaves out 51 Splendor 52 Gross national product (abbr.) 55 Pole 56 Movie award 59 Uncanny 61 Second day of the wk. 62 Pile 63 Lived 64 Be incorrect 65 Sugar-free brand 66 Sight organs DOWN 1 Invitation abbreviaton 2 American river 3 Roster 4 Often poetically 5 Someone from Croatia

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Attentive Poem Beat Horrifies Raccoon-like animal Smarter, like an owl Synthetic resin One behind another First woman Reduced (abbr.) Land measurement Paul’s former name Bunsen burner Coffee Like a wing Tug Vaccinations Short Chances of winning Elizabeth’s nickname Large Yucky Spouse Abundant Chopped off Shack Workout place Metier ‘love’ (Italian) Beverage Swarm

51 Enclosed section of window 52 Shade of black

53 Large African river 54 Dogs, cats, birds 57 Distress call

58 Hew 60 Ram’s mate

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ART

BEHAVIORAL

AUTISM

CIRCLE TIME

PATIENCE

SPEECH

AWARENESS

CRAFTS

PHYSICAL

THERAPY

DEVOTION

PUZZLES

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PAWS FOR A CAUSE

Paws for a Cause In October 2021, my 17 ½ year old cat, Becky, died during the night of either a stroke or a heart attack. In my grief, I recorded in my journal, “It will be a long time before I will adopt another cat.” The pain was very real and very deep. My lifestyle and health are more compatible with a cat, not a dog.

WRITTEN BY PAULETTE DEAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY

Was all of this fate? I do not know for sure, but I filled out the paperwork and followed policy by sending a letter to my board of directors, asking for permission to adopt. Permission granted. The contract was signed and the fee was paid.

The problem was—I work at an animal shelter and am surrounded by cats and kittens of all sizes, gender, color, and personalities! I spent more time in the cat room, just looking. There was a cat who reminded me a lot of Becky, but when I took her into the bird room, I knew I could not trust her around my four geriatric cockatiels. She was adopted, thank goodness. When I spent time with an orange tabby who had been found abandoned in a house, I thought maybe I would adopt him. One day when I was visiting him, I noticed a black and white four-monthold cat that purred when I spoke to him. He has a black heart on his nose and looks very similar to my Billy cat, who died in 2012. He had only been at the shelter for a couple of days.

ago. This kitten was in a crate in the middle of a driveway in searing heat. The woman who lived in a neighboring house said she thought boys had left him there until he could be used to train dogs to fight.

MEET TIP This guy is about eight years old. His previous owner died and he came to us. Once he gets to know you, he is a cuddlebug.

I let him spend time in my office. I took him to the bird room at the shelter to test his reaction. I made a list of possible names and one of the top ones was a derivative of the middle name of the animal control officer who picked him up.

Danny then came down with symptoms of a strange virus and spent over a week in a hospital. I received daily updates. Finally, I received the word that he could be neutered. After the surgery, I picked him up and took him to his new home. My goodness, I had forgotten how much energy young cats have! My wallet is thinner, my house is noisier, and my heart is happier.

In fact, he was picked up as a stray on the same street where I had seized a very young black and white kitten years

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CONFESSIONS OF A 30 SOMETHING

Confessions of a 30 Something #GirlDad BY LEE VOGLER PHOTO BY LEE VOGLER

April 4, 2018 changed my life forever. That’s the day I became the father of a young girl, Ava Layne Vogler. The late, great Kobe Bryant would popularize the term #GirlDad for those of us who are blessed enough to have a little girl in our lives. When I found out we were having a son, Kingston, in 2014, I was nervous about having our first child, but outside of that, I wasn’t too concerned because he was going to be a boy. Obviously, that was something I could relate to. So I imagined all the fun adventures we’d go on and ball games we’d see. No sweat. When I found out we were having a daughter, it was a little different. First, I had to prepare myself for two little kids running around the house. Second, I had to wrap my mind around this one being a little girl. My experience there was very limited. I wondered how I would, and should, act around her. Would

I treat her differently than Kingston? These things ran through my mind. And then she was born. All of that went out of the window. As soon as I laid my eyes on that beautiful baby girl, I fell in love. In the years since, Ava and I have had plenty of adventures and time well spent together. And as it turns out, we have quite a bit in common. She is our “wild child” who loves rock & roll, and Godzilla movies as much as I do. But she’s very much her own person, a lover of all things pink, and dinosaurs. She is our Ava. I’m excited to see the young woman she grows up to be. One day, maybe she’ll come across this old column her dad wrote for her. If she’s a teenager, it’ll likely embarrass her, but if she’s a little older, maybe it’ll help her know how much her dad loves her... always and forever

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