Lone Star, the rambling ghost
By Tom Poland I’ve long felt that two of South Carolina’s prettier community names are Silverstreet and Lone Star. Silverstreet I’ve seen many times. Those names, evocative and atmospheric, charm the ear. One conjures up biblical streets of gold; the other brings to mind the Alamo and that independent Lone Star state, Texas. At long last I saw the place I’ve mentioned so many times in my back-road talks, Lone Star. It wasn’t what I...
My good friend, Steve Blackmon
The writing life introduces me to some memorable people. Steve Blackmon found me when his daughter, Myra, read my feature, “Remembering Danburg,” in an online journal of Southern culture.
My father’s failed quest
Dad had a saying. “I won’t let it whip me.” He prevailed over stubborn bolts, obstinate lawn mowers, welding projects, and just about anything that crossed his path, except one small, elusive critter.
A favorite place
Each spring I write of three places, three beautiful places where colonies of rocky shoals spider lilies bloom.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: St. Matthews mission travels to West Virginia
To all of the Son Servants veterans, Panther, WV has come to feel like home.
Making the sea bountiful
Early 1980s, it was. We put out to sink a ship. Waves tossed us about as we headed seaward to document the sinking of a Liberty ship.