Category Archives: Memoirs

Summer Reading 2026

BOOKS FOR SUMMER For some years now, I’ve been in the habit of drawing up a list of books I hope to read over the summer.  Some are long hardbacks or biographies I have put off, others are just fun mysteries or beach reads, and one or two might be titles for my book club.  It’s a …

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Carolina Comments: A Book & A Meal

RECENT READING: DAILY LIFE LIVED WELL The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly The term, “Irish goodbye,” means leaving a party or a gathering quietly without saying goodbye to anyone. The Irish Goodbye is a collection of short to extremely brief writings by the former poet laureate of Mississippi.  It ranges from her quick thoughts on married …

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Carolina Moments: Watching, Reading, Eating

ON SCREEN: BIG CONTENDER FOR MULTIPLE OSCARS Marty Supreme In past years, the Chief Penguin and I have made it a goal to see as many of the Best Picture Oscar nominations as possible.  More recently, we’ve been slackers, but we might see a few of them between now and the March awards. We are fans …

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