Tag Archives: The Greenville News

Over the Weekend I Pretend I’m a Writer

Posted on March 18, 2021 by scout2011

Just kidding. I know I’m a writer. It’s taken a while to accept it as a fact inside and out (yes, I’m aware that’s nuts; and yes, I have seen a therapist), but I’ve got it now. I may not … Continue reading →

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Herstory

Posted on March 9, 2021 by scout2011

Happy Women’s History Month! My life is lousy with incredible women, past and present. Women I’ve known and women whose courage and work seeped into my DNA. My God, am I thankful for them. In honor of Women’s History Month, … Continue reading →

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Entering the Festival of Lights – Happy Hanukkah!

Posted on December 11, 2020 by scout2011

Yesterday was the first day of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. Here’s a link to my newspaper column last year, in which I wrote about its history, with the help of some of my childhood friends. To … Continue reading →

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New column: “Remembering a poet who wrote in the ‘vernacular of humanity'”

Posted on January 31, 2019 by scout2011

Earlier this year, the United States lost one of its best beloved poets, Mary Oliver. Oliver’s words have reached an innumerable amount of people, all across the world, and from all different backgrounds. Oliver was one of those soothsayer writers … Continue reading →

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New column: “It’s okay to embrace the after-Christmas ‘lull'”

Posted on January 4, 2019 by scout2011

We are entering hibernation season, folks. And that’s okay. Let’s embrace the lull. Here’s why, in my newspaper column. To read, click here.

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Writing–and researching–an 18th century Christmas (Keowee Valley still on sale at Amazon: 99 cents!)

Posted on December 20, 2018 by scout2011

Hi, folks. Well, there was a bit of a snafu at the newspaper, and my regular column wasn’t published today. They’re hoping to have it in Sunday’s paper, and when they do, I’ll share it here. In the meantime, here’s … Continue reading →

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New column: “Sometimes we all need to act like kids again”

Posted on November 8, 2018 by scout2011

If there’s anything the holiday season teaches us, it’s that sometimes, we all should act like kids again. Here are some reasons why. To read my newspaper column, click here.

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New column: “How will you enjoy autumn’s ‘golden days’?”

Posted on October 4, 2018 by scout2011

Despite the fact that temperatures in even the mountain south remain in the 80s, it is officially fall. Autumn. The season of the year that holds the most gold. How will you enjoy these fall days? This, poetry, quotes, nature, … Continue reading →

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New column: “‘History junkies’ needed to make field trips come alive”

Posted on September 6, 2018 by scout2011

Field trips make history–and any other subject–come alive, for kids of all ages. This and more in my newspaper column this week. Plus the Transylvania History Society, who is looking for a local history buff to help them help area … Continue reading →

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New column: “As fall approaches, find a path and make it yours”

Posted on August 30, 2018 by scout2011

Fall is coming. As we find ourselves busier than ever, I want us to do one thing: To find a path, a trail, a walk down the block, and make it ours. To study the small stuff. To pay attention. … Continue reading →

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