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Tag Archives: history
New column: “A Confederate flag story, a story I’m embarrassed to tell”
This week in my column in The Greenville News, I wrote about something I did as a 13 year-old: something that has haunted me ever since. It involves race, friendship, history, a letter to the editor, and the Confederate flag. … Continue reading
New column: “Historic preservation is at the heart of a strong community”
Hi, all! My column this in The Greenville News week focuses on National Historic Preservation Month, and protecting our shared past. I hope you’ll take a look here.
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Tagged architecture, Arnett Muldrow, columnist, community, downtown, Greenville, historic preservation, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, National Historic Preservation Month, newspaper column, old buildings, preserving the past, resiliency, The Greenville News, trust
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Need a new book to read for 2017? “Keowee Valley” on sale for ONLY $1.99!
Hi, folks. I’m excited to share that the Kindle version of my historical novel, Keowee Valley, is on sale from now until January 15th at Amazon! ONLY $1.99! Folks have some really nice things to say about Keowee Valley: Pat … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Trigiani, Appalachian fiction, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Charleston, Cherokee country, Cherokee Indians, colonial South, frontier, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, ImaJinn, independent presses, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, NC, Pat Conroy, Revolution, Revolutionary war, Ron Rash, SC, Southern, Southern fiction, Southern literature, Tommy Hays, WNC
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New column: “December birthdays”
My column this week in The Greenville News is for all the December babies, including myself, my mother, my father, my aunts, my brother-in-law, and my late grandfather. Yep, December is BIG at our house. That, and it’s also about … Continue reading
New column: “8 Christmas stories, courtesy of history”
My column this week in The Greenville News is a nod to Christmas history. So many wonderful things have happened over the years at Christmas time; here are eight of my favorites. To read, click here.
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Tagged Andrew Johnson, Apollo 8, Christmas, church of St Nicholas, Civil War, column, crossing the Delaware, George Washington, Hessians, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Montgomery Ward, NASA, newspaper columnist, ninth reindeer, pardoning of Confederate soldiers, Rudolph, Santa, Silent Night, the Christmas truce, The Greenville News, To Kill a Mockingbird, world war I
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I’m teaching a new class, open to all!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be teaching this Fall in the Great Smokies Writing Program through the University of North Carolina-Asheville. My class, “Telling the Truth Slanted: Writing History in Fiction,” will meet on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks, … Continue reading
New column: “Why we put out our flags”
My column over the Fourth of July/ Independence Day week was about all the many, and different, reasons we Americans put out our flags. I tried to post it last week, but was at a mountain lake with spotty Internet … Continue reading
New column: “What price is civility?”
This week’s column in The Greenville News asks the question, “What price are we willing to place on civility?” Along with some advice from my grandmama. To read, click here.
New column: “Jury duty is so much more”
This week’s new column in the The Greenville News is all about my recent experience serving on jury duty. With a little bit of European and U.S. history tossed in for fun. To read, click here.
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Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, American Revolution, Anglo-Saxon, assizes, colonial law, column, creative nonfiction, England, founding fathers, Henry II, history, jury duty, jury service, justice system, Katherine Scott Crawford, newspaper column, Norman, property dispute, The Greenville News, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, U.S. Constitution, writing
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Book Club Event Thursday Evening – Alexander County Library, N.C.
I’m happy to report that my Book Club visit to the Alexander County Book Club in Taylorsville, N.C. is back on for tomorrow night! We were derailed by Winter Storm Jonas, but now we’re back on track. I love visiting … Continue reading
