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Tag Archives: essay
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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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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New column: “A trip down memory lane”
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
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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
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New column: “Birds of a feather”
Last week my kids (not me) were on Spring Break, and in the chaos I completely forgot to post my column. Here it is! It’s about birds of a feather, getting away, finding your flock. I hope y’all enjoy it! … Continue reading
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Tagged am writing, Asheville Citizen-Times, beach, birds of a feather, Charleston, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, getting away, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kimberly Brock, kindred spirits, like-minded, newspaper column, personal, Sullivan's Island, teaching, The Greenville News, Tinderbox Writers Retreat, workshops, writer's groups, writing, writing retreat
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New column: “The moody month of March is a teenaged girl”
Hi, folks, My newspaper column this week is all about the unpredictable month of March. Which I liken to a teenaged girl, having been one myself. Sadly, there are absolutely no photos of my teenaged years to share. I hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, girls, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, March, motherhood, newspaper column, parenting, quotes, raising girls, seasons, spring, teenagers, The Greenville News, unpredictable, weather, womanhood, zits
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New column: “Beloved veterinarian catered to pets — and their people”
Hi, folks. My newspaper column today is about my beloved family veterinarian, who passed away in February. It’s also about pets, kindness, and being a last chance guy. To read, click here.
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Tagged animals, Asheville Citizen-Times, cats, dogs, DVM, essay, family, hometown, Katherine Scott Crawford, kindness, last chance guy, pets, SC, The Greenville News, vet, veterinarian, Walter Robinson
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America’s children are out of time
“America’s children are out of time” Because of print deadlines, I turn in my newspaper columns a week before they’re published. This piece was written over a week ago. On Tuesday the college where I teach was placed on lockdown, … Continue reading
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Tagged America's children are out of time, Asheville Citizen-Times, CNF, college, creative nonfiction, education, essay, fear, Florida, gun control, gun safety, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, lockdown, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, motherhood, parenting, Parkland, school safety, school shooting, teachers, teaching, The Greenville News
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New column: “Pay attention to me!”
Actually, the newspaper changed the title of this week’s column to “Every mom faces a precarious balancing act,” but I’m a temperamental artist and I like mine better. If I had my druthers, the title would read, “Every parent faces … Continue reading
