Olchar gave his CHS Zine Club students their first opportunity since quarantining began to meet other zine makers, as well as learn about and become involved in the broader zine community.
The group worked a booth to sell and trade their zines at the brand-new Blacksburg Zine Fest (officially “Art & Book Fair”).
Olchar also worked a table for Monocle-Lash Anti-Press.
Les Epstein’s Kip Divided, is collection of short poems published by Finishing Line Press in 2022.
Before the harsh days of the 2020 lockdown, a son sees the decline of his father through Alzheimer’s. Despite its ugliness, moments of beauty are found. When isolation arrives, the son still finds beauty in a walled off world.
Les is a poet, playwright and educator. His work has appeared in such journals as Clinch Mountain Review, Slant, Jelly Bucket, Bacopa Literary Review, Muse McMaster and Empyrean.
Our Puppets class helped make the face for Jack in the Green which was featured by Art Rat Studios at the 2022 May Daze Festival.
The CHS faculty teamed up to help fundraise for a great cause at the Blue Ridge Literacy’s annual team-based Scrabble Tournament.
Before the harsh days of the 2020 lockdown, a son sees the decline of his father through Alzheimer’s. Despite its ugliness, moments of beauty are found. When isolation arrives, the son still finds beauty in a walled off world.