There has been a great deal of press lately about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Angelina Jolie, one of the world’s most beautiful women, shocked everyone by disclosing she had a prophylactic mastectomy because she carries a “faulty” BRCA1 gene.
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The Second Annual Short Story America Festival and Conference will bring readers, authors and teachers of short stories together again in this new Lowcountry literary tradition. Scheduled for September 26-29 in Beaufort, the event includes readings by authors, workshops on writing stories and on understanding this great literary art form, book signings, the launch of Short Story America, Volume Three, and two great receptions to foster new and old friendships around a mutual passion for stories.
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The wonderful people portrayed in Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation (1998, Random House) were a tough act to follow. These were “America’s citizen heroes and heroines who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America.” A good case can be made that this remarkable group had its roots several decades earlier and laid the cultural foundation for very special future generations.
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‘The Other Mother: a rememoir’ by Teresa Bruce, 2013, Joggling Board PressReview by Margaret Evans, Editor On the cover of her new book The Other Mother, Pat Conroy writes, “Mark my words, Teresa Bruce will be one of the next great American authors.” The admiration is mutual. In her acknowledgments, Bruce thanks Conroy, calling him “my literary inspiration.”
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A conversation with award winning Beaufort writer Teresa Bruce about her upcoming book, “The Other Mother,” and the transformative power of chance encounters. (Read Part One.)”Why not shake things up a bit?” I tell her. “You are strong enough to lift the men.” Byrne Miller sits up straight again, vertebra by vertebra. “Scandalous,” she says with a thin, mischievous smile. Her hands flutter down to her hips and she pivots one shoulder to a jaunty angle. Her chin lifts. “Just what this town needs. Call the newspapers. Get the TV cameras. You and I are going to turn things on their heads.” – From “The Other Mother” by Teresa Bruce, copyright 2013, published by Joggling Board Press, jogglingboardpress.com.
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We get real excited about plants and will tout the benefits of this or that one to our friends, but we also need to recognize that they are part of a larger group. We in the Lowcountry have many natural gardens to visit and enjoy, from the swamps and forests to the savannahs and sand dunes. Each “garden” has its rare, occasional, special and common forbs (great old English word for plant).
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Most people love their dogs. But how many take the time to make their dog a “Canine Good Citizen?” When you have a well-trained dog, you can be confident that he or she will behave well around new people, other dogs, and children. The Beaufort Kennel Club has been offering six-week obedience classes for many years.
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The League of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra’s “Kitchens of Note” Tour now has tickets available at Burke’s Pharmacy at Main Street, Le Cookery in the Village at Wexford Shopping Center, and Markel’s Card and Gift Shop in Bluffton.
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The Friends of the Library are back for Beaufort’s ever-popular fall book sale. Donated books turn into gifts that keep giving during one of Beaufort’s best-loved events – the annual Friends of the Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale.
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Before migrating to South Carolina, Cynthia Zeiss retired as Executive VP of the largest privately owned medical billing company in New York State. She and her husband, Ralph, live on Lady’s Island where they enjoy the blending of their two families. She can now concentrate on her true passion, creating art. Her studio at home has been a priceless gift.
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