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New column: “Winter is a time to dream”

Posted on January 11, 2018 by scout2011

Winter is my favorite time to be a writer. As the winter landscape silvers and chills, my mind–and imagination–seem to open that much wider. So this, and more, in my newspaper column this week. To read, click here.

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New column: “You’re too hard on yourself”

Posted on October 19, 2017 by scout2011

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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New column: “The best laid plans of husbands and wives”

Posted on October 5, 2017 by scout2011

In my newspaper column this week, I’m mourning plans for a dream vacation that were thwarted by Fate. Fate, in the forms of a drug cartel and a Category 5 hurricane. To read, click here.

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New column: “Here’s to the teachers, and here’s to us!”

Posted on August 31, 2017 by scout2011

By far, the bravest thing I do each year in late August is to watch my children walk away from me, and into school. So this week in my column in The Greenville News, I’m raising my glass, so to … Continue reading →

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New column: “Saying goodbye to a friend”

Posted on January 12, 2017 by scout2011

When you were a kid, did you have a friend who moved away? Well, I’m a grown-up (most of the time), and my friend is moving away. So that’s what my column is about this week in The Greenville News. … Continue reading →

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New column: “December birthdays”

Posted on December 23, 2016 by scout2011

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 →

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New column: “Autumn is a heartbreaker”

Posted on October 21, 2016 by scout2011

My column this week in The Greenville News is about my favorite time of year, and the bittersweet beauty its short season holds. I do hope y’all enjoy it. To read, click here.

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New column: “The beautiful chaos of Christmas present”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by scout2011

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

Posted on September 24, 2015 by scout2011

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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