Author: Margaret Evans

Men and Women

Men are reasonably decent creatures. Well… mostly. Manly men, funny men, factory men, corporate types, stout, athletic, short, tall and neither. Then we have women. Smart women, hardworking women. Steadfast ladies. Willowy, solid, heavy, medium-ish. Does that cover just about everybody?

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8th Annual River Festival

The 8th Annual Lands End Woodland River Festival will be held on Labor Day weekend, August 30-31, and will focus the spotlight on the family of a home town celebrity – Candice Glover, the 2013 winner of the hit TV show American Idol.

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SSA Festival Draws Big Names

Acclaimed authors Anne Serling (daughter of the late Rod Serling of “The Twilight Zone”) and Richard Hawley (author of the modern classic novel, “The Headmaster’s Papers”), will both be among the headliners at the Second Annual Short Story America Festival and Conference, set for September 26-29 right here in Beaufort.

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Traveling Mercies

By Margaret Evans, Editor Recently, I was offline for almost two weeks. Though happily disconnected, I was strangely disconcerted, upon my return, to find the virtual world completely intact. On Facebook, Twitter, and beyond, life goes on – with or without you. A person can disappear, then reappear, with no fanfare whatsoever. You just drop off the face of the digital earth . . . then drop back in.

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Write Away: Part One

The Process of Writing Fiction               by Jack Sparacino This column, focused on the processes that writers use to do their work, percolated for a year. It began with my curiosity about how writers pursue their craft but became fascinatingly intricate as I looked into it.

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The Passing Parade

By Margaret Evans, EditorDear Reader, Your weary correspondent is writing to you from the middle of Water Festival. No, I’m not sitting smack dab in the center of Waterfront Park; I’m at my house. But it’s Wednesday morning – the festival’s halfway point – and I am already very, very tired. Downtown at our office overlooking the park, we’ve been partying like it’s 1999. I was much younger in 1999.

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When Great Trees Fall

Red Piano Too to host tribute to Charles Desaussure When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety. – Maya Angelou

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News from Short Story America

Early Bird registration is now open for the Second Annual Short Story America Festival and Conference, to be held in Beaufort from September 26-29. For information and to get your all-events pass for this great literary event, go to www.shortstoryamerica.com.

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