Here are my favorite festive, homespun Christmas decorations, plus a heads up on a new tradition I'm starting... a curated holiday yard sale on Sullivan's Island
All a writer needs is a pen and pad... A dog pen and four padded hoofs, that is. Lowcountry authors go fetch some puppy love at tonight's book release (bow-WOW) to benefit Charleston Animal Society
Are you just going to stick with the same old routine, same rules, same boundaries? Just imagine what you could do if you kicked away your comfort zone (one small nudge at a time...)
I know, I know, those sourdough starters can be about as welcome as a chain letter. Unless it's been molded, kneaded, shaped, baked into a cake, and given to you by a true friend
A basic leadership rule is to praise others in public and give criticism in private. As I learned first-hand, though, not everyone agrees. Thus: three ways to gracefully handle public criticism
Banish holiday cooking fears with this delicious and easy tart. It comes together in minutes and makes delicious use of one of fall's most celebrated fruits
The hottest new genre in literature invades Charleston tomorrow. Amp up your adolescence and come check out the stellar line up, including 25 NY Times best-selling authors
Why is it that sometimes, we respond to a challenge by stepping on the gas, and other times, napping right through the race? (Hint: What are you afraid of?)
See Andre Dubus III, the bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog, TONIGHT as part of Ashley Hall's Visiting Writers Series (ATTN aspiring writers: you'll want to read this...)
Bring out your inner baker and score a humorous read with Baked founders Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito's new cookbook (recipes included: Lacy Panty Cakes and Banana in a Blanket)
It's that time again—That BIG Book Sale starts today. Here's a good argument for why I shouldn't go, with plenty of William Baldwin-meets-Laurie Colwin reasons why I will
100 different wines, zero complaints—here's a quick stroll through the Autumn Affair at Lowndes Grove I attended last Thursday, which served up a whole lot of LOCAL
I talked to Greg Tavares, cofounder of Theatre 99 and now author, about his book "Improv For Everyone"—perfect, he says, for "the improviser who loves improv and wants improv to love you back"
In keeping with our current carnival of election season polls, I came up with one of my own. Bonus? You get more than two choices.... You don't want to miss it.
Barbara Hagerty's new book of poetry "Motherfish," and other lessons on casting the creative net and reelin it in, as learned in the class I'm currently taking: Life
