The Chosen One
What does it feel like to be the chosen one, even for one night? It’s a warmth that fills your...
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Category: Voices
The Power of Pound Cake
I had a slice of pound cake the other day. Buttery, dense, with a crunchy golden crust. As I bit...
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Excavating the Beast
When I set out to tackle big things, I like to dip my toe in first, check the temperature, and see...
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Wild Kingdoms
A recent visit to the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and Rookery felt different than usual. Most of...
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The Rush Job
One thing I don’t miss about the work world is the feeling of always being rushed. Recently, a...
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Weathering the Storm
On a recent visit to my dad’s memory care facility, I witnessed a moment both jarring and...
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Practical Magic
My Wordle score sets the tone for the day. A good one, and I feel a surge of mojo. A bad one, and...
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Getting Gullah-Geechee (part 1)
Getting to know a place can be a tricky business, truly understanding its culture even trickier. I...
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Surrounded by Sound
Sound sets mood in a myriad of ways; think of a great movie soundtrack or a song that sets your...
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The Art of the Rewrite
When I tell the story about how we left behind the small town where we raised our kids, the house...
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Sixteen Shorts; One Renewed Love Affair
I caught wind of the Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) on an exploratory visit here last...
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Ode to the IRS
I hear you callin’, Uncle Sam And I’m here to show I give a damn So hold your letters and stop...
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Tricking in Happiness
This year, I’ve selected the Eastern Bluebird as my bird of the year. Choosing a bird of the...
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Sunrise with Charlie
In the quiet hours of December mornings, I stumbled upon a secret world: the moments just before...
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Plunging Moments
On New Year’s Eve we watched the sky explode over the Beaufort River in a phantasmagoria of...
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That Time I Went to Nature School
After years on the waiting list, my husband and I finally joined the Lowcountry Master Naturalist...
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Report Card
When my daughter sent me my grandson’s first-grade report card, I expected the usual rundown of...
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Gimme Shelter
Hurricane Helene blew in family from the Upstate of South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina,...
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Lessons in Lyrics
We were sitting outside on a balmy, summer Beaufort evening, listening to live music with our...
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The Royal Runt
In a week of hard things, one moment stands out: A small, squeaky ladybug toy falls from a box of...
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Ode to the Summertime Tomato Sandwich
Earlier this summer, while paying for my stash of freshly picked strawberries from Barefoot Farms,...
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Curated Comfort
I’m not sure how I fell into such a cozy comfort zone, one cocooned by carefully curated choices,...
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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
