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querying

que·ry /ˈkwirē/ verb gerund or present participle: querying Querying is hard. You have to boil all your hopes and dreams, huge ideas,…

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the magic of blogging for writers

I recently finished a novel I’d been working on daily (for years), and I’m in-between freelance projects, so my usual…

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writing: a short series

Last week I sent out 5 queries and 1 submission for a novel, The History of Things, which I’ve worked…

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Randolph Cemetery

In 1871 nineteen black businessmen in Columbia met to create a suitable burial ground for the African-American community. They formed…

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Massacre vs Riot, and Why Monuments Matter

July 4, 1876 July 4th, 1876 was the centennial celebration of the country’s independence, and in the small town of Hamburg,…

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Orangeburg

Do you know what happened in Orangeburg, SC? It was host to one of the most violent episodes of the…

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Limestone

The preparation for a Fresco takes years before any paint hits the wall. One major component in this lengthy preparation…

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Blessed Are

“For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in…

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The Haywood Street Fresco

For the last 30 years a quiet renaissance resurrecting the lost art of Buon fresco has been unfolding in unassuming…

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