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Tag Archives: road trip
Weekly Lines: “A Freeing and a Clutch”
These new lines from the very first, very rough draft of my historical novel-in-progress are told from the point of view of Gamble, my modern protagonist. For more info on what I’m writing, check out my Work in Progress page, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aiken, amwriting, art historian, art restoration, author, Charleston, family history, first draft, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, mystery, new work, new writing, novelist, parallel time, past lives, Regency period, road trip, romance, rough draft, SC, scene, Southern literature, time jump, timeslip, weekly lines, work in progress, writer
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New column: “Make the holidays your own celebration”
Happy December, everyone! My newest column is about December celebrations, big and small–and a trip I was lucky enough to take with dear friends to Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate a milestone birthday. We must mark the moments, y’all! ‘Tis … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, birthdays, celebrate, celebrations, Charleston, Christmas, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, December, essay, essayist, friendship, Gannett, Greenville News, Hanukkah, history, holidays, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, mark the moments, milestone, newspaper column, opinion, road trip, South Carolina, traditions, travel, trips, USA Today, weekend away, WNC, women friends, 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: “You’re too hard on yourself”
Isn’t it time we go a little easier on ourselves? Perhaps, especially, us women? This and more in my newest newspaper column. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click here.
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Tagged Asheville, Citizen-Times, columnist, creative nonfiction, essay, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids and body, life, newspaper column, parenting, parts of the body, perfectionist, periods, road trip, teaching daughter about menstruation, The Greenville News, time of the month, too hard on yourself, upstate south carolina, WNC, writer, writing
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New column: “Turn up the music”
This week, my column in The Greenville News is about the music of summer–those songs that take us back in time, and are meant to be turned up, and turned up LOUD. I hope y’all enjoy it! To read, click … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandi Carlile, cars, columnist, Dolly Parton, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, loud, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, music, newspaper column, Otis Redding, parenting, Pharrell, road trip, Stagger Lee, summer, The Greenville News, The Lumineers, tunes, U2
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New column: “Find that special spot wherever you are”
There are cool little places, and new things to do, wherever we are. Let’s go on an adventure! That’s my column today in The Greenville News. To read it, click here.
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Tagged adventure, alligators, Brookgreen Gardens, butterfly house, columnist, education, egrets, environment, fairy tales, family, get outside, great outdoors, Katherine Scott Crawford, kids, marsh tacky, Murrells Inlet, naturalist, nature, newspaper column, outdoor educator, outdoor family, outdoor life, parenting, Ribbit Exhibit, river otters, road trip, SC, South Carolina, Spanish goat, Storybook houses, The Greenville News
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New column: “Road trip wisdom from a three-year-old”
Hi, all! My column this week in The Greenville News is all about road trips, the simple things, and the wisdom of three-year-olds. I hope you enjoy! To read, click here.
Literary Pilgrimmage Day 4: MFA Graduation & We Hit the Road!
It’s laughable how long it’s taking me to post about my literary pilgrimmage through New England and on down the east coast back to Western North Carolina. Especially considering it happened in JULY. But such is life. Here are the links … Continue reading
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Tagged Connie May Fowler, family, farm, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary pilgrimage, literature, Massachusetts, MFA in Writing, Montpelier, Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks, New Hampshire, parenting, poetry, road trip, road trip with kids, Robert Frost, Salem, state capitol, VCFA, Vermont, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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Literary Pilgrimage, Day 2: Orchard House, Dickinson Museum, Mt. Holyoke
Whew. Let me say that again. Whew. I am home, finally, after an almost three-week trip up to New England and back again. In that time I took a two-day novel research trip to Massachusetts, attended my last residency as … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Amherst, Concord, Connie May Fowler, Deerfield, Dickinson Museum, Emily Dickinson, Hadley, hiking Mt. Holyoke, Historic Deerfield, Katherine Scott Crawford, King Philip's War, literary pilgrimage, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, MFA in Writing, Mount Holyoke College, Mt. Holyoke, New England, novel research, Orchard House, Ralph Waldo Emerson, rental car, road trip, The Evergreens, VCFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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Literary Pilgrimage & Road Trip: Day 1 (or, really, Day 1/2)
So, here I sit, in my dorm room at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. It’s been a whirlwind of a four days since I left North Carolina, and I know I need to document it as promised. Here we … Continue reading
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Tagged Burlington, Civil War, Concord, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary pilgrimage, literary road trip, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, Mount Holyoke College, Orchard House, rental car mishaps, road trip, VCFA, Vermont, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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