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Tag Archives: columnist
New column: “Where have ‘social graces’ and ‘common courtesy’ gone?”
Lately, the world has felt more than a little bit mean. I miss social grace and common courtesy: the way we’re supposed to act towards each other, as fellow humans on this good earth. So that’s my newspaper column this … Continue reading
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New column: “How will you enjoy autumn’s ‘golden days’?”
Despite the fact that temperatures in even the mountain south remain in the 80s, it is officially fall. Autumn. The season of the year that holds the most gold. How will you enjoy these fall days? This, poetry, quotes, nature, … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, Autumn, bikers, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, environment, essay, essayist, Fall, golden days, Hal Borland, Harriet McEwen Kimble, Helen Hunt Jackson, hikers, hiking, hot, Katherine Scott Crawford, mountains, nature, nature writing, newspaper, October, outdoors, poems, poetry, pumpkins, quotations, quotes, seasonal, seasons, September, The Greenville News, trail, Wallace Stegner, writer
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New column: “The power of the human touch”
A human touch, offered in friendship and love, can be a powerful thing. So this, my own memories, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all enjoy it. For some reason, The Greenville News has my byline … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, Asheville Citizen-Times, column, columnist, comfort, daughters, father, friendship, grace, grandmother, Greenville News, grief, humanity, Katherine Scott Crawford, lay a hand, life, love, marriage, memories, newspaper, parenting, power of human touch, safety, touch
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New column: “Here’s looking at our focus on appearances in a ‘selfie’ world”
Nothing matters less than how we look. This is what I believe. So that, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, the “selfie” craze, looking outward instead of inward, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I sure hope y’all enjoy it. … Continue reading
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Tagged appearance, Asheville Citizen-Times, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, Greenville News, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, looks, motherhood, narcissim, newspaper column, parenting, self-worth, selfie, social media, wasted time, writing
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New column: “‘History junkies’ needed to make field trips come alive”
Field trips make history–and any other subject–come alive, for kids of all ages. This and more in my newspaper column this week. Plus the Transylvania History Society, who is looking for a local history buff to help them help area … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, Asheville Citizen-Times, Brevard, CNF, column, columnist, come alive, creative nonfiction, education, essay, field trips, Gannett, historical preservation, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, mountains, NC, newspaper columnist, North Carolina, parenting, teachers, teaching, The Greenville News, Transylvania County, Transylvania County Historical Society, USA Today, WNC
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New column: “As fall approaches, find a path and make it yours”
Fall is coming. As we find ourselves busier than ever, I want us to do one thing: To find a path, a trail, a walk down the block, and make it ours. To study the small stuff. To pay attention. … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, Autumn, be curious, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, curiosity, environment, essay, essayist, Fall, hike, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, nature, newspaper column, notice, outside, parenting, path, pay attention, personal essay, small stuff, The Greenville News, trail, walk
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New column: “Wrinkles and wisdom”
Last week, I was at the beach with my family, and completely checked out from the rest of the world. It was glorious. So here’s my newspaper column from last week. It was inspired by a gorgeous older woman I … Continue reading
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Tagged age, aging, aging in America, Asheville Citizen-Times, bad ass old women, columnist, cool old ladies, creative nonfiction, essay, individuality, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, newspaper column, older women, power, seniors, The Greenville News, wisdom, women, women of a certain age, wrinkles
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New column: “It’s time to savor summer, even if it’s in small sips”
The Fourth of July has passed, and we have reached what I consider to be summer’s pinnacle. Its high point. This should be a marked moment–a time for consideration. This, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I sure … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, beverage, CNF, column, columnist, contemplation, creative nonfiction, essay, essayist, high point, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, lightning bugs, nature, newspaper column, pinnacle, porch, savor, sips, South, southern writing, summer, summer selves, summertime, The Greenville News, writer
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