Sorry we’ve been MIA these past few weeks. Brave New Word has been in straight up survival mode as our brave new world takes shape. There have been a lot of ...

Words have a way of staying with you. About five years ago, I couldn’t find a job in journalism, so I started working in manufacturing. I still believed I’d ...

You never really know what people are thinking. Even if you run across one of those people who proudly proclaim they say what’s on their mind, they tell it l...

When I was fresh out of college, I started to lie about my age. I hated how dismissive people were when I told them I was 22. In my head, “25” sounded so muc...

When I was 8 years old, my parents would let me pull out their typewriter (computers were a good five to seven years away for me back then) and write short s...

We’re just about a week in, and so far, 2019 appears to be a bit of an ass-kicker. I’ve talked to a friend whose business was broken into, another who was fe...

I was sitting in the back of an Uber a few months back when the driver and I started chatting. He was in a punk band, did the Uber thing on the side when he w...

Last year, a woman I know gave me a gratitude journal. It was a gift — a lovely follow-up to a conversation we’d had about her personal experience documentin...

Seven years ago, I interviewed for a job at a digital news publication in Manhattan. The job was beat reporter. The pay was nothing to brag about, and the de...

Wendy Hickey ArtPop Street Gallery, Founder and Executive Director Artists affectionately call Wendy Hickey their “Fairy Art Mother,” but her founding the no...

Recently, BNW had the opportunity to sit down with Greg Forehand and Josh McKinney, two competitors turned partners, on their experience in the startup world...

Last month, we brought you four stories of transition from four amazing women. Transitions demand we be bold. They require people to step outside of their co...

I’ve always looked forward to becoming an adult. At age 5, I was going to be a teacher — “just like Ms. Palmer,” my kindergarten assistant — when I grew up. ...

How often do you think about your credit score? Probably not often enough. And there's a lot to consider — including recent news that your credit score could...

This month, BNW had the opportunity to write about the benefits of green roofs. Not familiar? We now consider ourselves quasi-experts, so allow us to explain...

As a child, Meggie Williams once rescued an abandoned nest of baby squirrels. She held them and hand-fed them, forming such a tight bond that they kept retur...

Throughout the past couple of weeks, we have highlighted some well-known women who have impacted the world through their words. We’ve honed in on women, for ...

"In the beginning, it was all black and white." That quote comes from Maureen O'Hara, the stunning, Irish-American, red-headed actress. (Anyone remember the ...

This week, BNW had the opportunity to interview three Charlotte startup founders during a panel discussion hosted by StartCharlotte and Hygge.  These three w...

I've always gotten geeky excited about business cards. I suppose it made it official somehow: my new job, my next step in my career, confirmation that this c...