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New column: “Summer in the South makes a sound like nowhere else on earth”

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Ah, the sounds of summer in the South! Crickets, cicadas, tree frogs, ocean waves, the thwap of a basketball on a concrete court, and so much more. All this in my newspaper column this week. I sure hope y’all enjoy … Continue reading →

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New column: “The beautiful chaos of Christmas present”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Today’s column in The Greenville News is all about the crazy chaos of my Christmas present. And includes references to Sam Elliott, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” and Bojangles. I hope you enjoy it! To read, click here. … Continue reading →

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New newspaper column: “In consideration of Christmas past”

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

My new column is up at The Greenville News, and it’s all about Christmas past–about memory, nostalgia, history, and more. And how this time of year, it’s important to look back. To read, click here. I hope you enjoy it!

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New column: “There may be a method to the madness of the holiday rush”

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Today’s column in The Greenville News is all about those wild, crazy, far-too-stressful, far-too-fast, way-too-short weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And how I’m starting to understand why there are people out there who put their Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. … Continue reading →

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New column: “Pro-con lists aid in decision-making”

Posted on October 23, 2015 by

This week’s column in The Greenville News is all about the beauty of–and sometimes challenges with–making a good old pro-con list. To read, click here.

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New column: “What does it mean to be truly grateful?”

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

My column today in The Greenville News is all about the notion of gratefulness. What does it really mean to be truly grateful? To read, click here.

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New column: “June is a gift of a month, meant for us all”

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

Today’s column is up at The Greenville News, and it’s a shout-out to the month of June–that door-opener to summertime. I hope y’all enjoy! Read here.

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New column: “We share our lives by sharing our stories”

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

Today’s column in The Greeenville News is about the stories we all keep inside–and how good it is to listen when someone else shares theirs. I hope y’all enjoy! To read, click here.

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New newspaper column: “Spring cleaning ‘ain’t no joke'”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by

This week’s newspaper column is up at The Greenville News. It’s all about Spring cleaning–or not. With a few sage tidbits from Louisa May Alcott, Phyllis Diller, and Erma Bombeck. To read, click here. Happy Spring!

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Today’s newspaper column: “Voting with your kids is always an adventure”

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

Hi, folks! Today’s column is up at The Greenville News, and it’s all about the joy of exercising your grand American right to vote. I joyfully exercised my right to vote with my 5 year-old and 17 month-old in tow. … Continue reading →

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