Can We Lose These Words in 2025?
Frank Bruni’s weekly newsletter in the NY Times often ends with a short section called “Retire...
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OPINION
A Wicked Black Friday
Black Friday, late-morning. My daughter’s busy packing so she can high-tail it out of here for the...
Read MoreA Very Special Collection
I’ve known Anne Errington for over 20 years, but neither of us can remember how we met. We think...
Read MoreReport Card
When my daughter sent me my grandson’s first-grade report card, I expected the usual rundown of...
Read MoreA Vote for Forgiveness
I find myself with the awkward task of penning this column on Saturday, knowing it won’t be read...
Read MoreGimme Shelter
Hurricane Helene blew in family from the Upstate of South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina,...
Read MoreA Birthday Meditation
It’s Friday, October 18th, as I begin this column. The morning of my sixtieth birthday. Sixtieth....
Read MoreBirds in a Storm
If you’re anything like me, you weren’t entirely prepared for the drama of Hurricane Helene’s...
Read MoreA Modest (Musical) Proposal
Two assassination attempts on a former president. Exploding beepers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon....
Read MoreYard Signs and Internet Memes
I’m always fascinated by the way people express themselves in their front yards. Not necessarily...
Read MoreLessons in Lyrics
We were sitting outside on a balmy, summer Beaufort evening, listening to live music with our...
Read MoreA Good Cry
Writer’s Note: As I was watching the DNC last Wednesday, I found myself sobbing along with young...
Read More‘Tis the Season
Those of you who’ve been using Facebook for a long time, as I have, may have discovered that it’s...
Read MoreCome On, Team USA
It’s early Friday morning as I begin this column, and I find myself in a state of gratitude...
Read MoreThe Royal Runt
In a week of hard things, one moment stands out: A small, squeaky ladybug toy falls from a box of...
Read MoreOde to the Summertime Tomato Sandwich
Earlier this summer, while paying for my stash of freshly picked strawberries from Barefoot Farms,...
Read MoreAre we all conspiracy theorists now?
Do you ever feel like you’re surrounded by conspiracy theorists? Or maybe becoming one yourself?...
Read MoreKeeping Up with The Things
Are you keeping up with all the things? You know, The Things. The presidential debate… The Supreme...
Read MoreContinuing Ed
Sun City’s Ed Williams has the secret to a long, happy life. If you asked Ed Williams to share his...
Read MoreCurated Comfort
I’m not sure how I fell into such a cozy comfort zone, one cocooned by carefully curated choices,...
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