Tag Archives: Clemson University

The Sully Show … just a little funny for your Tuesday

Posted on November 24, 2020 by scout2011

Okay, funny story. And just for fun, because: 2020. Anyone who knows me knows I have a long-standing love (*cough* obsession) with frontier and Native culture, and the real people and characters who’ve populated it, past and present. I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American frontier, American Indians, CBS, Clemson football, Clemson University, college, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, funny story, historical fiction, history, Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, just for fun, Katherine Scott Crawford, memories, Native Americans, Old West, reruns, television shows, the sully show, TV | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday, Will Shakespeare … whoever you are

Posted on April 23, 2020 by scout2011

My apologies, dear friends and readers, for being so absent. I was not the most frequent of communicators before Covid-19 sent all our lives into a tailspin, and now, well … we all know what now is. My creative life … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amwriting, books, Clemson University, CNF, College of Charleston, coronavirus, Covid-19, creative nonfiction, English department, English major, essay, happy birthday Shakespeare, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, MA in English, MFA, MFA in Writing, op ed, Shakespeare a woman, Shakespeare's birthday, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, thoughts, Vermont College of Fine Arts, William Shakespeare, words words words, writer, writing life | Leave a comment

New column: “A trip down memory lane”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by scout2011

My newspaper column this week is about a trip my cousin and I took down memory lane, to our old stomping grounds at Clemson University. It’s also about college, memory, family, parenting, and more. I hope y’all enjoy it! To … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, children, Clemson University, CNF, college, column, cousins, creative nonfiction, essay, gardens, get outside, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, memory lane, newspaper column, nostalgia, parenting, personal, South Carolina, South Carolina Botanical Gardens, The Greenville News | Leave a comment

New column: “Not your average sports story”

Posted on January 19, 2017 by scout2011

I don’t know if you heard, but the Clemson Tigers won the 2016 college football National Championship. The Tigers are my team: I’m a lifelong fan, and an alum. So that–and a love of sports, and more–is what my column … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACC, champs, Clemson Tigers, Clemson University, coaching, college football, columnist, Dabo Swinney, football, good guys, Katherine Scott Crawford, kindness, love, national championship, newspaper column, not your average sports story, parenting, SC, sports, sportsmanship, Tampa, The Greenville News | Leave a comment

Show & Tell Friday: the Labor Day Weekend Edition

Posted on August 30, 2013 by scout2011

Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone! I love this weekend, for many reasons. 1) Because it makes it seem like we’ve still got a little bit of summer left, even though everyone’s back at school and the air has started to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, bloggers, Fall, family, historical fiction, historical novel, inspiration, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Uncategorized | Tagged Clemson football, Clemson University, Clemson v. UGA, ESPN game day, Go Tigers, Joan Wickersham, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley sequel, Labor Day, labor history, new board, Pinterest, Rosie the Riveter, The Writer's Chronicle, unions, US DOL, writing | 4 Comments

Show & Tell Friday (okay, Thursday) – The Local Edition

Posted on April 11, 2013 by scout2011

* I’m posting this today because I’ll be away from my desk all day tomorrow. Enjoy! Oh, Spring has officially sprung! (Winter, cover your ears.) This week it hit a high of 82 in my mountains–yes, I like to call … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheville, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, family, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, motherhood, mountains, NC, warm weather | Tagged Assault on the Carolinas, Braveheart, Clemson University, Cradle of Forestry, debate team, first book, Katherine Scott Crawford, mad Irishman, memoir, miscarriage, North of Hope, Shannon Huffman Polson, SheWrites | Leave a comment

Show & Tell Friday – the Easter Edition

Posted on March 30, 2013 by scout2011

And a Good Friday to you all. A few fun things to share today before we head into the Easter Weekend: 1.) Here in Western North Carolina, we’re lucky to be plugged into a radio station called WNCW88.7: Listener-Powered Radio. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, NC, radio show, Uncategorized | Tagged 88.7, Carl Hiassen, Clemson University, Danni Allen, Garden & Gun, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Reese's eggs, The Biggest Loser, The Black Lillies, The Fall, WNCW | Leave a comment

Show & Tell Friday: the Ides of March Edition

Posted on March 15, 2013 by scout2011

Ah, the infamous ides of March: the first month of the year in the original Roman calendar (the Romans celebrated the New Year from March 1st until today), the day in 44 B.C. when Julius Caesar was assassinated by members … Continue reading →

Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, NC, neighbors, Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Einstein, Assault on the Carolinas, Brevard, Clemson University, Denise Kiernan, Harlem Shake, ides of March, Katherine Scott Crawford, Manhattan Project, NC, quotations, The Girls of Atomic City, Women's History Month, WWII | Leave a comment

Oskar Blues, Keowee Valley in the News, Readers’ Awards, and I’m Off to Puerto Rico!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by scout2011

I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season so far, and are relaxing (I hope) today by watching football and lounging by a warm fire! New Year’s again … In my town, friends are gearing up for the big Oskar Blues … Continue reading →

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