Orwell for Everyone
Like book clubs all over the country (or so I’ve heard), mine recently read George Orwell’s...
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Tag: conversation
On Being The Media
You might have noticed that The Media is fairly unpopular lately. I capitalize The Media – and use...
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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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Et tu, Ladies of Instagram?
Did you know that I have an alter ego on Instagram? It’s true. I lead a double life. By day, I’m...
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Notes on a Quarter Century
Twenty-five years, y’all. I’ve been writing this column every two weeks for 25 years. Since 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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Sermons & Snow Days
Last week was quite the week, wasn’t it? Trump 2.0 came in like a freight train. Love it or loathe...
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Before Christmas, my husband and I found ourselves in a bit of a pickle. And by “pickle,” I mean...
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Award Winner McElmurray at Conroy Center
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning writer Karen...
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A Cautionary Tale, Revisited
Editor’s Note: The following is an oldie from January 2022. I’d like to say it’s “back by popular...
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DAYLO Honored with a SCLA Intellectual Freedom Award
Founded in 2021, DAYLO, or Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization, is a student-led book...
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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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Clark and Ridenour in Conversation
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with debut novelist Andrew K. Clark,...
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A Wicked Black Friday
Black Friday, late-morning. My daughter’s busy packing so she can high-tail it out of here for the...
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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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Workplace Memoir Earns Praise
Review by Avery Caswell Now, as a Maryland-based Associate Professor of English, Nancy Murray is...
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A Vote for Forgiveness
I find myself with the awkward task of penning this column on Saturday, knowing it won’t be read...
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Snark Attack
Is it always our responsibility to report on the weather? How can I experience the good, bad, and...
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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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A Birthday Meditation
It’s Friday, October 18th, as I begin this column. The morning of my sixtieth birthday. Sixtieth....
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Mysterious Women at Conroy Festival
New York Times best-selling author Cassandra King will be joined by a panel of “mysterious women”...
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Birds in a Storm
If you’re anything like me, you weren’t entirely prepared for the drama of Hurricane Helene’s...
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Celebrate with Catering by Debbi Covington
