ESSAY: A Bridge Too Far

ESSAY: A Bridge Too Far

By Tom Robotham  Seven years ago, I wrote an essay reflecting on a sudden anxiety attack I’d had while driving over the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The attack was wholly unexpected. I’d driven over that bridge countless times, without a thought. This time, I felt as if...
Z Creativity Honors

Z Creativity Honors

By Jim Roberts The Zeiders American Dream Theater—better known as “the Z”—is marking its 10th anniversary in 2025. To reflect on the milestone and what the theater has meant to the community, Veer Magazine spoke with founder and namesake Mike Zeiders. Veer Magazine:...
REVIEW: “Bitter Wine, Sweet Melons”

REVIEW: “Bitter Wine, Sweet Melons”

By Montague Gammon III The recently released memoir, “Bitter Wine, Sweet Melons,”  very appropriately subtitled “Suffering Loss & Savoring Life,” by my VEER, and formerly “Hampton Roads Magazine,” co-worker Betsy DiJulio, is a series of “largely chronological”...
ESSAY: A Bridge Too Far

ESSAY: A Message to My Students

By Tom Robotham As the fall semester approaches, I find myself thinking about what I want to say to my students on the first day of class.  Typically, that first meeting is brief. I review the syllabus, talk a bit about the purpose of the course, then let them go....
ESSAY: A Bridge Too Far

ESSAY: The Geography of Intimacy

By Tom Robotham Recently, I mentioned to a close friend that I would characterize myself as an introvert, and he was surprised. Like a lot of people, he seemed to equate introversion with shyness, and I can be quite outgoing at times.  To Carl Jung, who coined the...

Wasserhund NFK

Get ready Norfolk, Wasserhund Brewing Company is coming to town and plans to bed-down at the former District Pizza location on Granby Street in the Railroad District. “If everything works in our favor, Wasserhund will open in autumn,” shared Aaron Holley, co-founder...