Writing at the Beach

I felt very fortunate that Rebecca Bridges asked me to address two writing groups at the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library near Myrtle Beach. I drove from Columbia, allowing the GPS on my smart phone to direct me through Lake City, on a route I had never traveled before. The pristine library provided an excellent space for the group, which included practitioners of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, to consider how plotting strategies could be used in each of those disciplines. In the evening, I visited with good friends, Chester and Gini Abee. A wonderful trip. The beach is magnificent in March!

Scott's Bar-B-Que

When he was stationed at Myrtle Beach, my cousin Brian discovered Scott’s Bar-B-Que, located in Hemingway, SC. Featured on the Food Network, Scott’s was founded by Ella and Roosevelt “Rosie” Scott in 1972. It continues under their guidance with their son Rodney now serving as Pitmaster. Just behind the store and restaurant are the wood-burning pits where whole hogs are roasted. Rodney gave us a tour. Each spring, the Scott family celebrates its success by offering a free picnic to the community. Rodney says the family’s barbecue secret is “we put a whole lot of love into what we do.”