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Tag Archives: columnist
New column: “It’s time to celebrate the summer solstice–the first day of summer and the longest day of the year”
All over the world, people celebrate the summer solstice. It’s the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a day around which parties and legends abound. So that’s what I’m writing about in my newspaper column this week. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, celebration, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, culture, essay, essayist, family, first day of summer, June 21, Katherine Scott Crawford, longest day of the year, newspaper column, parenting, summer, summer solstice, The Greenville News, traditions, writing
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New column: “Here’s to the dads who taught me to waterski”
I am woefully behind on posting my newspaper columns. I blame the summer, that mercurial minx. This one is about childhood, learning to waterski, and the dads who taught me how. With a belated Happy Father’s Day to all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, childhood, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, daddy, dads, essay, essayist, family, Father's Day, good men, Katherine Scott Crawford, lake, life, memories, NC, newspaper column, nostalgia, parenting, SC, South, teaching, The Greenville News, waterski
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New column: “30 ingredients for an old-fashioned summer”
Summer is coming! Let’s do it the old-fashioned way–with (mostly) free, simple pleasures for young and old. I’ve a bunch of ideas in this week’s newspaper column. Thirty, to be exact. Thanks for reading! To read, click here.
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New column: “It’s time to donate the tiny toddler clothes, and big tears are falling”
Recently I decided it was time to pull my daughters’ baby and toddler clothes down from the attic, and give them away. I don’t know what I was thinking. The agony. So this, parenting, kids, childhood, memories, and more, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, baby clothes, bittersweet, childhood, children, columnist, donating clothes, fatherhood, Gannett, hand me downs, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, memories, motherhood, newspaper column, parenting, preschool, tears, The Greenville News, toddlers, USA Today, writing newspaper column
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New column: “Why do the children get left behind?”
Why so little funding for childhood cancer cures? Last week, the first of one of two columns I wrote about pediatric brain cancer, and my dear friends’ journey with it, was published. This week, the second column was published. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville, Asheville Citizen-Times, brain cancer, brain tumors, cancer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP, Clare Desmelik, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, Cure the Kids, Dave Desmelik, Desmelik family, essay, federal funding, Gannett, go gray in May, Greenville, Greenville Health System, Holmes Desmelik, Holmes Team, Katherine Scott Crawford, NC, newspaper column, NIH, one percent, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, pediatric cancer, personal, PNOC Foundation, SC, The Greenville News, USA Today
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New column: “Pediatric cancer is an emotional journey”
My newspaper column this week is one near to my heart. It’s about my dear friends and their son, Holmes, age 9. Holmes has a malignant brain tumor. This is a special family. I hope you’ll take the time to … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, brain cancer, cancer, children, Children's Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP, Clare Desmelik, CNF, columnist, Dave Desmelik, Desmelik family, Dragon Master Foundation, essay, family, federal funding, friends, friendship, go gray in May, Greenville Hospital System, health, Holmes Desmelik, Holmes Team, Katherine Scott Crawford, Levine, newspaper column, parenting, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, pediatric brain tumors, Pediatric Neuro Oncology Group, PNOC, research, Ride for Kids, sons, Starfolio, Starry Night, The Greenville News, tumors, www.curethekids.org
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New column: “The view from my porch desk”
Spring has got me all nutty. I forgot to post last week’s newspaper column, which is about making my move to the desk on my front porch … where I can see the world go by. This might be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, clutter, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, desk, essay, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, motherhood, newspaper, observing, parenting, porch, privacy, The Greenville News, watching the world go by, writing, writing desk
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New column: “Tales from a failed gardener”
Holy the-days-are-getting-away-from-me, Batman! I completely forgot to post last week’s newspaper column. Which is all about plants, and gardening, and failing at it. To read click here. I hope y’all enjoy it! Once the new one is published (i.e. this … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, black thumb, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, failed gardener, failing, garden, gardening, get outside, green thumb, journalist, Katherine Scott Crawford, newspaper, outdoors, parenting, planting, plants, SC, spring, The Greenville News, try again, vegetables, WNC
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New column: “Weddings celebrate all the ties that bind”
Weddings are so much fun, for so many different reasons. So: weddings, marriage, old friends, love, reunions, camp, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click here.
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, camp, Camp Pinnacle, camp wedding, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, Flat Rock, friendship, Katherine Scott Crawford, love, marriage, memories, NC, newspaper column, old friends, outdoor wedding, personal, reunions, The Greenville News, wedding, weddings, WNC, youth
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