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Tag Archives: personal
On Retreat: Why making time for ourselves as artists looks different for each of us
Over the course of my 20 years as a working writer, the idea of being “on retreat” has morphed into many different iterations. I’ve attended writers’ retreats chock full of activities like workshops, craft talks, writing prompts, and more–most wherein … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, artists life, author, blog, CNF, creative nonfiction, essay, Gina Heron, Heather Bell Adams, Katherine Scott Crawford, Lowcountry, making time, on retreat, personal, retreat, South Carolina, Terry Lynn Thomas, writer, writer friends, writer life, writer's retreat, writing retreat
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New column: “The not-so trivial pursuit of ‘useless knowledge'”
My newspaper column this week is about the interesting people born in, and events that occurred, over the years in October. What can I say? I am a pursuer of trivia. A keeper of “useless” knowledge. It’s fun to know … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, author, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, data, essay, essayist, facts, Greenville News, history, in this month, Katherine Scott Crawford, knowledge, life, newspaper column, October, on this day, personal, random, trivia, Trivial Pursuit, useless knowledge, writer
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New column: “‘Travel’ can take you far away — or close to home”
I am a travel junkie. Straight-up addicted to the adventure high of exploring new places. But these days–oh, who are we kidding? The past decade–my travel has been limited by familial and professional responsibility, and by my meager budget. But … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Asheville Citizen-Times, books, budget, Citizen-Times, CNF, creative nonfiction, curiosity, empathy, essay, human experience, Katherine Scott Crawford, library, life, parenting, personal, road trip, summer, The Greenville News, towns, travel, vacation, world travel
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New column: “Shower shoes, tears: It’s time for summer camp”
This week’s newspaper column is about the fact that I have let my 8 year-old daughter go to sleepaway camp, 3 hours away, for the first time. And I’m wondering if I’ve lost my mind. So summer, camp, kids, parenting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, children, CNF, creative nonfiction, daughter, daughters, essay, first time, girls, homesickness, hope, independence, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, mama, motherhood, overnight camp, parenthood, parenting, personal, sleepaway, STEM, summer camp, The Greenville News, WNC
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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: “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: “Raising a sensitive child … when you’re a sensitive parent”
Parenting is not for sissies. Most especially when we see our own struggles manifest in the people we love most in the universe: our kids. So this, parenting, life, children, sensitivity, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, childhood, children, columnist, creative nonfiction, emotional outburst, empathy, essay, fatherhood, heredity, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, life, motherhood, newspaper column, parenting, personal, personality, raising kids, sensitivity, sensory processing, The Greenville News, thin skin
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New column: “It’s fun–and important–to mark life’s special moments”
My column this week in The Greenville News is about the recent full solar eclipse, and my family’s experience of it, marking life’s special moments, parenting, simple things, and more. I hope y’all enjoy it. To read, click here.
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, astronomy, column, columnist, earth, essay, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, moments, nature, newspaper column, parenting, personal, solar eclipse, sun, The Greenville News, totality
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