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Jul.18.2011
Ezine Articles
The morning I spot the spider web hanging by its threads between two damp-infused tree trunks is the same day the Internal Revenue Service wants all corporate tax returns submitted by late filers. A barbed wire fence and rows of lush green ferns separate me and the giant web. An iron gate ahead of me is open, and the cool gray driveway that meanders past the...
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Jul.18.2011
Ezine Articles
Come sit next to me and be my best friend. I have this story to share with you... Sight. Touch. Listening. Smell. Taste. How often are we really living in our bodies when we prepare to write? Integrating your writing environment with your five senses helps move your writing forward - and no, it is not a new concept. Yet it is one often overlooked today more...
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Nov.18.2008
Charleston Review Magazine
An intimate sanctuary nestled east of the Cooper River seeks to do more than knead sore muscles, polish fingernails or hydrate the driest of skins.  The endeavor by MoM Spa owner Christy Croffead Schachte aspires to heal, mend and nurture a woman’s inner spirit. The day spa’s mission solidifies its purpose by offering up to 60 different types of spa services...
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Nov.18.2008
Charleston Review Magazine
While manners, attitudes, appropriate dress and social mores may have changed significantly the last century or two, the inner desire of wanting to send the perfect thank-you note, touch someone’s heart with just the right gift or dazzle wedding guests with a colorful wedding invitation remains constant.  “Quality,” explains mother and daughter proprietors...
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Nov.18.2008
Charleston Review Magazine
     Much like the evolution of the sonata throughout its Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods in history, the typical day of renowned violinist Lee-Chin Siow intertwines fast tempos, slow movements, and lively finales.  She bounces from directing the strings program at the College of Charleston, where she has supervised and taught students full-time since...