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Volume 15, Issue 4

April

who’s who Publisher Delores Blount

2016

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Featured An Anniversary Waltz by Jeffery Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 “Not My Kid, Not My Problem” Is Not For Us by Diane Stark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dancing At My Wedding: My Grandmother, Seagulls, and Me by Amy Oestrieicher . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Serendipitous by Diane DeVaughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 How I Met My Future Son-in-Law by Erika Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Love Shack by Ann Sinay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

In This Issue Southern Snaps: Murrells Inlet: Then & Now: Anne and Bill Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sasee Take A Look: Murrells Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bridal Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Read It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 April Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Pen & Brush readers’ comments RE: “The Golden Triangle,” by Joan Leotta

Your story brought back so many beautiful memories and emotions, My Young son dug up and planted a single, orange, tiger lily that, over the years, filled the garden. I meant to bring a few with me when we moved but forgot in all the hustle and bustle. I miss those special flowers. So glad you have yours to enjoy! -Rose Ann

RE:“The Antidote to First World Problems,” by Diane Stark

I always enjoy reading your pieces and learning your take on life. You also teach me something new in many of them as you did in this one. -Erika

RE: “The Deep End,” by Sally Gosen Case

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Sally, your story is a reflection of many who face their fears and find out they have more gumption and buoyancy than ever imagined. I enjoyed it. -Linda

We continue our journey through the Grand Strand this month with a stop in Murrells Inlet, a little piece of heaven on earth. In my late teens and early 20’s I lived in the Inlet, and worked for Maxine Oliver Hawkins at Oliver’s Lodge in Murrells Inlet, waiting on tables. It was a demanding job, with long hours of hard work, but I mostly remember how much fun we had. At that time, Oliver’s Lodge was Murrells Inlet’s oldest seafood restaurant, and in the summer, lines of hungry people would form around the building. By the time we opened at 4 pm, every table was full – and stayed that way until closing time. The hard working kitchen staff made thousands of corndodgers by hand each night that were put in baskets with homemade honey butter on every table to be eaten with some of the most delicious seafood I have ever tasted. Delivered fresh daily, you could order your meal broiled, but lightly battered and deep fried, along with homemade tartar sauce made with Maxine’s secret recipe that was, by far, the best choice. Writer Mickey Spillane and his wife, Jane, were regular customers and friends, and would hang out at the back table with Maxine, along with a continuous stream of interesting Murrells Inlet locals. I fell in love with Murrells Inlet then and still feel a sense of connection, of coming home, in this small, picturesque village. Much has changed since then; Oliver’s Lodge is now a private home, and the area has seen tremendous growth and development, but the beauty of the Inlet remains.

-Merry Carol

I hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together! If you have your own “Murrells Inlet story,” please share it with us by posting on our Facebook page or sending it to me at lmoore@strandmedia.com.

RE: March Sasee

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An Anniversary Waltz by Jeffrey Cohen

Bill and Rosey lived next door to my grandmother on Freese Avenue in Pennsylvania. They lived without money, without friends, without things. All they had was each other. Bill was a hometown boy, only leaving for the year he spent in the army during World War II. The high school football star’s once statuesque physique had been chipped away over the years, leaving stooped shoulders and a pot belly. At fifty, his still boyish face would kiss Rosey good bye each morning. Tugging on the brim of his railroad cap, he’d head off in his pickup truck seeking day work. Rosey was a farm girl, plain and simple. Though her body looked lean, a wiry strength hid inside. She wore her hair tied back though a few strands always managed to escape over her forehead. Her teeth were crooked with one missing up front, but it didn’t seem unnatural. It fit perfectly with her half smile and sad eyes that had seen hard times and learned to live with them. The house that Bill and Rosey lived in they were building themselves. It began with a vision of their dream home early in their marriage, but like some dreams, you wake up before they’re finished. This house had a roof, some windows and was encased in brick. But walking through the front door, you understood why the hopes of a young couple got lost as years and money ran out. There were no walls in Bill and Rosey’s house. Wooden twoby-fours lined up like prison bars marking each room that they hoped to one day complete. Pieces of well worn furniture were placed about the see-through rooms with a tattered rag carpet covering the worn spots on a bare plywood floor. They lived on what little Bill earned, and if he was able to make a few extra dollars, they’d buy a stack of planks at the lumber yard and continue the dream. Neighborhood kids rode past on their bikes tossing stones at the work in progress and laughed as they sped off crying, “Hey, Crazy Rosey!” My sister and I, intrigued by the people who lived in half of a house, often wandered next door. The couple loved kids but weren’t able to have any of their own, so we were always more than welcome. One fall afternoon Rosey called to my mother over a gray dilapidated fence. “Can the kids come over tonight? I’ve been promising to make fritters from the apples they helped me pick.” When we arrived, she was already folding green apple chunks into a thick, creamy batter. The oil crackled in a cast iron pan as Rosey shifted a stack of cakes onto a chipped plate. As she placed them onto the table,

she shyly whispered, “Today’s our anniversary.” “My brother knows how to sing the Anniversary Waltz”, my brother jumped up and proudly announced. “Is that right?” Bill asked. “I learned it for a play,” I shrugged. “Well, let’s hear it,” Bill grinned as he lifted me onto a bench. “I’ll try,” I said clearing my throat. “Oh how we danced on the night we were wed, we vowed our true love though a word wasn’t said.” My sister joined in straining to stay on key. Bill’s huge frame rose from his wooden stool, and he gently reached a hand out to his wife. Rosey laid her palm into his meaty mitt and they began to dance. “The night was in bloom, there were stars in the sky, except for the few that were there in your eyes.” Bill in a worn T-shirt and khaki pants and Rosey in a faded flowered house dress twirled round and round under the single light bulb that hung from a wire above their heads. “The night seemed to fade into blossoming dawn, the sun shone a new but the dance lingered on. Could we but relive that sweet moment sublime, we find that our love is unaltered by time.” Rosey’s face blushed as Bill stood up straight as a soldier, then gracefully bowed to her. “Well that was just beautiful”, she smiled as a tear fell and caught on the front of her dress. She dug into a small change purse and pressed a quarter into each of our hands. “This is the best anniversary I ever had,” she smiled warmly, wiping her eyes with her apron. Bill and Rosey’s house never did get completed. They lived there until they both died without money, without friends, without things. All they had was each other, and somehow that was enough.

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Freelance writer and newspaper columnist, Jeffery Cohen, has written for Sasee, Lifetime and Read, Learn, Write. He’s won awards in Women-On-Writing Contest, Vocabula’s Well Written Contest, National League of American Pen Womens’ Competition, Southern California Genealogy Competition, and Writer’s Weekly writing contest

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“Not My Kid, Not My Problem” is Not for Us by Diane Stark

When my husband, Eric, and I got married nine years ago, our his-and-hers children ranged in age from five to twelve years old. We each brought a boy and a girl into the marriage and, two years in, we had a baby boy together. From the beginning, we were determined to treat all of the kids the same, regardless of their biology. And it worked. Those first few years went so smoothly that I actually wondered why people said that blending families was difficult. But then the teen years hit. My husband and his daughter began to have frequent arguments, and I found myself in the role of mediator. I longed for the peace we’d once enjoyed. I wasn’t sure how to help us get it back, so I scoured the internet, looking for advice. I joined an online support group for mothers in blended families, but it wasn’t long before I realized this group was anything but supportive. They offered the same advice for all situations that involved step-children. They even had an acronym for it. NMK, NMP. It stands for “Not my kid, not my problem.” The step-moms on the “support group” offered this advice to any newbie, including me, who actually wanted to play an active role in their step-children’s lives. If you didn’t help make the child, you shouldn’t have to help raise the child, they said. Many of these women all but ignored their stepchildren. “My stepson knows better than to ask me for a ride to Little League practice,” one woman said. I was flabbergasted. I couldn’t even imagine completely checking out of family life like that. But the more I read, the more I discovered that the problems these women were experiencing had more to do with their husbands than their step kids.

These women were given all of the responsibilities of parenting their stepchildren, but none of the rights of being a parent. They were expected to cook for their step-kids, clean up after their step-kids, and help them with their homework. They did everything a mom does, but they were never given the respect a mom deserves. One step-mom said that her step-children were constantly telling her, “I don’t have to do what you say because you’re not my real mom.” Her husband would merely shrug and say, “Well, you’re not their real mom.” The woman said, “If I’m not their mom, why do I have to cook and clean for them? Either I’m a parent or I’m not. You can’t have it both ways.” These moms were completely responsible for caring for their step-children, but they weren’t given the ability to enforce any household rules. The kids sensed that their stepmothers had no authority in the house, and they refused to obey. The step-moms ended up feeling like nothing more than taxi drivers and maids in their own homes. And that’s how the “not my kid, not my problem” mantra came to be. These women were hurt so often that they gave up and stopped trying to successfully blend their families. As I read these women’s stories, I felt sorry for them. I also felt incredibly grateful for my own husband. From the very beginning, he made it clear that while I might not be their biological mom, I was the mom at our house, and that granted me the same authority he had. I was an equal partner, and all of the children were expected to obey me. From day one, Eric and I had presented a united front, and I knew it was the key to our success. We were united. We were a team. And with that, I’d discovered the best way to make decisions when it came to blended family issues.

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When in doubt, I was going to do what was best for my marriage. Our four older kids had already been through one divorce, and Eric and I were not going to put them through a second one. Besides, if I allowed my marriage to fall apart, the whole blended family thing became a moot point anyway. I spoke to Eric about the “not my kid, not my problem” philosophy. “But I’m not like those women,” I said. “You’ve made sure of that. You’ve always supported me and backed me up.” “Marriage is a partnership, and these husbands who don’t give their wives authority over the kids – all the kids – are setting themselves up for failure. And these wives who give up on their husband’s kids? That’s got to be hard on a marriage.” I nodded. “If something is your problem, then it’s my problem too. That’s the way marriage is supposed to work.” Eric smiled. “I would hate it if we were the kind of family that divided up the kids by biology. I’m so glad that we don’t say ‘your kids’ and ‘my kids.’ We have five kids, and even though they don’t all carry the same genes, they are all ours.” I know every family is different, and what works for one family won’t work for another. But in our house, we’ve decided that “not my kid, not my problem” is not for us. Five children live in my house, and none of them are my problem. But regardless of biology, they are all my responsibility, and it is my privilege to help raise them.

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Murrells Inlet: Then & Now Bill and Anne Chandler

The beauty and history of Murrells Inlet inspire great love and devotion from its long-time residents, none more than Anne and Bill Chandler. Married for 61 years, the proud parents of three sons and eight grandchildren, they live in a lovely creek front cottage in Murrells Inlet’s historic Sunnyside district where they spend their days enjoying the beauty of the Inlet, as well as working to preserve its ecological integrity for generations to come. “We keep a boat in the water all the time,” began Bill. “We probably spend more time out on the Inlet than anyone in the area.” Bill is a member of a community organization, PMI (Preserve Murrells Inlet), which is currently working to list the marshes and creeks of Murrells Inlet as a National Wildlife Preserve. “I love to hunt,” began Bill, “and I do want our young people to have a place to learn to hunt and shoot. But, today hunters are

shooting all types of birds in Murrells Inlet, like kingfishers and herons. I find them floating in the water.” Anne added, “There are hardly any ducks left now anyway.” Anne has always been athletic and ran the very first Myrtle Beach Marathon and another marathon in Alaska, but these days, she limits herself to walking four miles daily at Huntington Beach State Park. Bill has knee problems and isn’t able to walk as far as his wife, but he, too, exercises regularly to stay in shape. Their healthy lifestyle must be working because you would never believe this active pair is in their 80s! As natives of the Grand Strand, Anne was born in Myrtle Beach and Bill in Murrells Inlet, the couple remembers when our community was a much

quieter place. I asked them to share a few stories of their youth and listened, fascinated, as they spoke. “I had a great time growing up in Myrtle Beach,” Anne began. “My father owned a barber shop, and we would walk to school; the school was where the post office is now. That’s where I met Bill; at that time there were no schools in Murrells Inlet. I was a cheerleader and he played football!” This was right after WWII, and there were German prisoners of war working in the area. “They would drive by in trucks on their way to work as we were walking to school, and my friends and I thought it was so exciting to say hello to them in German,” Anne told me, laughing at the memory. “She was the best looking thing in school,” Bill interjected as he gazed at his still lovely bride. “And, she was crowned Miss Myrtle Beach in 1953.” Bill was raised in Murrells Inlet, on the property that was then called the Hermitage, and his mother worked for a time for Anna Huntington, the famous sculptor who, with her husband, Archer Huntington, created Brookgreen Gardens. “My father died when I was very young, and my mother had to raise us alone. She was college educated and a talented writer, but at that time there were very few jobs. One day she had me with her when she went to the post office; my brother and sister were in school. The post master told her a job was available working for Anna Huntington.” Bill and his mother went straight to see about the position, on the property that is now Brookgreen Gardens, and Bill remembers seeing a bunch of bananas in Mrs. Huntington’s kitchen. Bananas were a rarity then and young Bill really wanted one, but was too polite to ask. “She peeled off one of those bananas and gave it to me, I’ve never forgotten it.” “My grandfather came to Murrells Inlet from Marion, in 1890, peddling shoes,” Bill continued. “He liked the area and soon met and became friends with one of Vereen family. Together they bought several tracts of land in Murrells Inlet and Garden City that included the property where I grew up. I admire him for what he did, but he was in over his head and eventually had to sell the large piece that is now Wachesaw Plantation and Wachesaw East. That’s when the Kimbel’s bought it. My grandfather was able to keep most of the waterfront property.” Bill’s uncle, Clarke Wilcox, who inherited the property, later sold lots in Garden City, reaching from the ocean to the marsh, for $200!

Anne was only 19 when she married her high school sweetheart. The couple moved to Columbia, and Bill finished college at USC with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 1962, he landed a job with NASA, and the couple moved to Houston where they lived for 30 years. This was an exciting time to be a part of the space program – Bill was in Mission Control the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and throughout the harrowing flight of Apollo 13. “I worked on every manned space program except Mercury, which was the first one,” Bill told me with great pride and emotion. While both loved their adopted home state of Texas, Bill, especially, always wanted to come back to Murrells Inlet. When, Genevieve Peterkin, Bill’s sister, called him with the news that her mother-in-law’s summer cottage (Pulitzer Prize winning writer Julia Peterkin) was going on the market, he was ecstatic. After discussing it with Anne, Bill made an offer, and the deal was done. The very next day, Bill retired from NASA, packed up and moved his family to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where he worked for Lockheed supporting space shuttle flights until the couple retired to Murrells Inlet. “Julia Peterkin’s old home was on the property, but the house was in bad shape. Hurricane Hazel had damaged it, and Hugo pretty much finished it off. We built this house a little farther back from the water, and it has been our paradise,” said Bill. Anne chimed in, “It’s wonderful to be here. We watch the sunrise every day, and the family loves coming here.” Legend has it that the Sunnyside area is haunted, and I asked Anne and Bill if any of the old Murrells Inlet ghosts ever visited their home. Bill laughed and told me, “No, but we’ll haunt it when we’re gone!” The Chandler love of Murrells Inlet extends to the entire clan. The home Bill and his family grew up in was relocated when the Hermitage property was developed. His brother moved the house, remodeled it and still lives there. Bill’s sister, Genevieve “Sister” Peterkin, passed away in 2011, but her popular book Heaven is a Beautiful Place and Other Inlet Tales lives on as a beautiful testament to Murrells Inlet and its residents. The Chandler name remains as much a part of Murrells Inlet as marsh grass and pluff mud.

Sasee Takes A Look:

Murrells Inlet Home to Native Americans for thousands of years and originally settled by Europeans in 1731, Murrells Inlet is one of the oldest coastal communities in South Carolina. Infamous pirates Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet are thought to have been frequent visitors in search of clean water and a site to careen their ships for barnacle removal. Before the Civil War ended the rice trade, wealthy rice planters made the small village their summer home to escape the mosquito borne malaria prevalent farther inland. In the early 20th century, Murrells Inlet began its journey to the modern resort area it is today, with visitors traveling to the area by steamboat each year. Steamboats were known for their excellent food and many of the boat’s cooks settled in the area, starting the restaurants that would give the area its reputation for some of the best seafood in the state. At that time, there were three large marinas, and Murrells Inlet’s fishing industry thrived with passengers waiting impatiently each morning to board deep sea fishing boats for a day of Gulf Stream fishing.

Today, the restaurants lining the business district of this quaint fishing village offer many different types of cuisine, but delicious seafood, prepared in the traditional Murrells Inlet way, continues to be a generational favorite. Operated by the same family for 68 years, Lee’s Inlet Kitchen still serves the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of their original customers, while new modern restaurants with elegant menus rivaling those in any large city lie just a few blocks away. The non-profit Murrells Inlet 2020, formed in 1997, works to preserve the Inlet’s history and traditions, and was instrumental in the planning of the popular Marsh Walk and Jetty Walk enjoyed by thousands. On April 6th, the 24th Annual Spring Tide Cleanup, organized by Murrells Inlet 2020, will again draw residents and visitors who love the area to spend the day cleaning the streets and creeks of Murrells Inlet. On Saturday, May 7th, the annual Blessing of the Inlet returns for another fun filled year. All of us love this event – there are vendors with gorgeous items for sale, live music and delicious food. Enjoy Murrells Inlet!

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Sasee’s Top 10 Murrells Inlet Favorites The Sasee staff spent some time thinking about their favorite activities in Murrells Inlet -our list went on and on, but we narrowed it down to our Top 10.

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The food – the selections are endlessly delicious

Bike riding – get on the bike trail and pedal down to Huntington Beach State Park on cool, shaded bike paths. Fishing – deep sea and offshore fishing boats offer daily excursions.

Pirate Adventures interactive pirate adventure – this is tons of fun with the kids, board behind Dead Dog Saloon.

Parasailing- Crazy Sisters Marina offers daily parasailing flights, trust me, this is an adventure you won’t soon forget!

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Finding a seat in one of Murrells Inlet’s waterfront restaurants and enjoying the gorgeous view, be sure to check out the goats on the island behind Drunken Jack’s. Strolling the Marshwalk after sunset and listening to the live music.

Shopping – there are some fun, eclectic shops to explore

Park in Belin Church’s marsh front parking lot and enjoy a bag lunch – it’s hard to find a prettier place to eat and enjoy the view. Stop by Morse Park Landing and visit the awe-inspiring Lost at Sea Memorial.

We would love to hear your favorite things to do in Murrells Inlet! Send them to lmoore@strandmedia.com. 16

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Dancing at My Wedding: My Grandmother, Seagulls and Me by Amy Oestrieicher

There have been many miracles over the years…taking a sip of water for the first time after three years of not being able to eat or drink, a coma and 27 grueling circumstances are certainly significant. When I was 18, a week before my high school senior prom, I randomly found myself in intense pain. I woke up six months later, only to learn that my stomach had literally burst to the top of the OR and exploded, both my lungs collapsed, and I was given 122 units of blood -- I almost died. Here I was, suddenly displaced from my former life as a carefree, audacious, musical-theatre-loving teen and thrust into a world of tubes, bags, beeping machines; a world of crisis where everything became minute to minute – a fight for physical, emotional and spiritual survival. I could write about how I fell into my coma the week after I had gotten all of my college acceptance letters, and I mourned the loss of what seemed to be a natural progression of my maturation and education. How would I finally come into my own, become an adult, be part of a community and learn how to operate in the real world? Was I forever to be the sick patient, chained to machine, going from doctor to doctor – would I ever be normal again? Was this my life now? Once I said “yes,” it became my life – a beautiful, miraculous blessing. And at 27, I am finally in college feeding my brain with knowledge and my belly with campus grub. But I’d just like to write about my Grandma. She is my miracle. My grandmother was in Auschwitz at 18 – a survivor like me in a way. The Nazis forced her to sew their uniforms because she was an amazing seamstress, which is how she was able to stay alive, along with her determined spirit and unwavering faith. Growing up, she and I would take nature walks, she would sew buttons on my coat, make her delicious noodle kugel and yell at me for not wearing socks on the cold tile floor. Although she never liked to discuss the pain of what she went through, I could always see that depth in her eyes. My grandmother always filled our house with joy, gratitude, love and food. She always exclaimed that she “was going to dance at my wedding,” which would be her biggest pride and joy.

My grandmother passed away while I was in a coma, and it pained me deeply that I would never see her again. My mother and I often searched for her spirit in the many seagulls that flew around our tiny house by the water. We would pray to any seagull we saw, feeling my grandmother’s presence in their glorious flight. The seagulls helped us believe in miracles, that things would get better, and that my grandmother was still with us, watching over us all in loving protection. It made us feel less afraid of what the uncertain future would bring us at a time when it was hard to keep believing in anything. Years later in November 2012, I had to have another surgery. What was supposed to be minimally invasive turned into three emergency surgeries within a week, and a few more months stuck in the hospital unable to eat or drink. When finally discharged, I was discouraged and depressed. I felt lonely, like I had lost all connection to the outside world once again. With a gaping wound that has not healed to this day, all my physical strength depleted and no road map for recovery, I was too tired to be the feisty and fearless warrior that had enabled me to not only to survive, but to thrive. A month later, when I could no longer stand my loneliness or my medical situation, I decided to tell myself “I’m healthy enough” and make my first online dating profile ever – in fact, I had never had even a casual boyfriend my entire life! I used the same mentality that had helped me endure everything else: If you act healthy, you’ll feel healthy. That day, a man named Brandon sent me a message. By the end of that day we were writing novels back and forth to each other – I couldn’t believe how scarily alike we were. We had all the same likes and dislikes, we had visited all of the same places, had the same exact values and family memories, and the same quirky sense of humor! He helped me feel like a person again and to realize who I was before the medical ordeal – who I still am. I was so ashamed of the terrible shape I was in after these surgeries that I tried to put off meeting in person – but we did meet…a week later.

Since meeting in March 2013, we are inseparable. I had not felt joy and life within me like this since before I got sick. After so many surgeries, invasions and setbacks, it was hard to feel normal, human or even real. Now, love flowed through me instead – for the first time. Brandon put me back in touch with me, my vitality, my spunk, my hunger for life. Fast forward through countless hours of stream of consciousness discussions on any topic under the sun, hikes, grocery store strolls (our favorite date night!) dinners, escapades and everything else, Brandon proposed to me that July, 2013, during our visit to his family back in Arizona. And now I’m planning my wedding for June of 2015, while in college and doing my one-woman autobiographical show! My grandmother always told me she would dance at my wedding. And I feel her spirit guiding me. She was there as I twirled around in the first wedding dress I tried on, and she’ll be there as I declare my vows under the chuppah made of her own lace. The miracle is learning that she has been with me all along, watching over me and ensuring that not only did I keep my body alive, but my spirit, my will and my heart. She is the music as we dance, the food that will warm my newly fashioned digestive system and my guidance into the unknown world of married life. And every now and then as I walk out of the new house that Brandon and I own together and will spend the rest of our married lives in, I sometimes see a seagull soaring over my head…

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Serendipitous by Diane DeVaughn Stokes

The term “blended family” has become pretty popular nowadays, referring to those who have married and brought children from previous relationships to live together as one new family. But mine was nothing like that. There must be a name for what I had. Chuck calls it a skeleton family, ‘cause he says just when he thinks it’s safe, another skeleton always falls out of the closet! He does not mean anything bad about these new additions, as he has learned to love each one of them, as I surely have. You see, when I first met my husband he knew I had a mom, a younger sister and a dad who legally adopted me when he married my mom. Little by little he learned I had a step-mom who had two daughters from a previous marriage to my birth father, my step-sisters and a daughter with my birth father who most would call my half-sister, but she is whole in my heart so I never use that term. This was hard to comprehend for a guy who came from a typically normal family, one mom, one dad and one kid; one of the few left in the world. Just when he was getting to know all of the above, except my birth father who had passed away, I learned that my birth father had a long standing affair with a married woman, and they had a child together thirty-five years before. OMG. I became possessed about finding this sibling. It took me seventeen years to meet my birth father, so I was good and determined that this brother would be found fast. Fortunately, with some help from family members who had previously kept quiet about the relationship, I was soon proudly adding a brother to my family tree. The worst part was calling this man, an attorney in Philadelphia, and telling him that my sister and I were his sisters and would love to meet him. It was one of the weirdest phone calls I have ever made, and lucky for us he knew about his paternity, but promised his mother he would never pursue anyone on that side of the family because the man who raised him believed he was his father. Now if you have followed that, congratulations. I know it sounds like a soap opera. As a matter of fact, it would make a great movie of the week! Or maybe it’s too racy for that, perhaps an HBO series!

It’s been twenty-four years, and my brother is an amazing addition to my circle of love. He is now married to a wonderful woman, and we have two handsome nephews, and for Chuck and I who do not have children of our own, nieces and nephews are incredibly precious. So what would I call my family since we are not a typically blended one? I decided to check my Thesaurus to help me come up with the right word: “Co-mingled” sounded like something you do to recyclables. “Mish mashed” sounded like a bunch of stuff shoved together in a kitchen drawer. “Adulterated” sounded like something that belonged in a sex shop. “Amalgam” sounds too mathematic. The one word that truly describes my family is“Serendipitous.” The Thesaurus describes it “by chance discovery,” “unplanned,” “lucky break,” “good fortune,” “kismet,” “divine decree” and “unexpected blessing.” Yes, that’s the perfect way to sum it up. Eureka! Raise your glasses for a toast to all the “Serendipitous” families of the world. Hope they all feel as blessed as I do.

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Diane DeVaughn Stokes and her husband Chuck own Stages Video Productions in Myrtle Beach. Diane is also the Host and Producer for TV show “Inside Out” as seen on HTC channel 4, and “Diane on Six” on EASY Radio. Her new book Floating On Air- A Broadcasting Love Affair is available on amazon.com.

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How I Met My Future Son-In-Law by Erika Hoffman

“You should get your teeth whitened before your son’s wedding,” my friend Laura suggested. “Sounds painful,” I said curling my upper lip under, protecting my sensitive, non-pearly whites. “Definitely, do it.” So, I phoned my daughter who left North Carolina to attend dental school in New York. She said she could whiten mine a few hues, and I could combine it with a visit to her before her bro’s big event in Atlanta. “Do you usually whiten teeth?” I asked. She didn’t but figured she could. When I arrived there, we spent a day exploring the museums of the metropolis before my dental appointment the next day. As we strolled in Central Park, my daughter confided that she had started seeing someone, but that they were keeping it very low key because he was also a dental student and one grade over her and, in fact, mentored her. “Tell me about him. Is he from New York?” I inquired. She laughed. “No. South of here.” “New Jersey?” “Nope.” “Farther south than the Carolinas?” “He’s foreign.” “Really?” “He’s Egyptian.” “Yeah, that’s a bit farther south than North Carolina.” She was quiet. “Is this serious?” I probed. “Maybe.” And she smiled covertly. On the day of my appointment the students, including my daughter, seemed busy so I waited a while. One of the teaching dentists tried to take up the slack and put composite in my mouth to make the mold; I started gagging and choking, and he quickly exited the cubicle I was isolated in. When my daughter

returned, I told her that this was not a good idea as I’d changed my mind, and I didn’t care if my teeth gleamed golden in my son’s future wedding album. She told me they’d try to make the impression again later, and another dentist would help. Meanwhile, we needed a dental dam that would fit my mouth, and she went searching for one as I sat immobile, on a slant with the big draping serviette clipped over my chest. Soon, an older dentist, a Dr. Weiner, entered. She introduced me. I wanted to ask if he were related to the New York politician aka “Carlos Danger” who had made the news recently by texting self–portraits to some unlucky recipients, but given my vulnerable position and his role in the making of the tooth impression, I decided to keep my inquiries and subsequent jokes to myself. “Oh, dear; oh, dear,” Dr. Weiner repeated several times as my daughter forced an apparatus into my mouth that was much too large. I wiggled in the seat and motioned for her to get the thingyma-gig out NOW! “Oh dear. Oh dear!” the teaching prof said as he wrung his hands. “That hurt!” I said, struggling to rise out of the chair. “Poor thing,” he muttered, and his worried eyes twitched above his mask. My daughter, determined, pushed this dental dam back in. Anxious and claustrophobic, I started reaching for it to pluck it out myself. At which time, she removed it and looked utterly frustrated with her non-compliant patient who couldn’t even tolerate this “temporary” discomfort. How was I to react with the acid and curing heat yet to be applied? We both wondered. “Fuhgeddaboudit!” I uttered. “Mom, you paid a lot for this procedure. We will do it.” She had her hand on her hip. “Oh dear; oh dear,” Dr. Weiner fretted. His eyes skirted from one side to the other in their orbs. “Let’s get Mohamed to help,” Dr. Weiner announced excitedly as if he’d had an epiphany. With drool and spit and plaster on my face, I garbled, “NO!” “Pardon?” the old dentist asked. “Mohamed is very skilled; he will make a dam that fits.” Then, Dr. Weiner hollered over the tops of the cubicles, “Mohamed!”

“NO!” I shouted and sat up as straight and defiant as I could in the tilt -a- whirl chair.

“Here it is, Dr. Weiner,” she said. “Mo sent it down.”

“What? Why don’t you want Mohamed?” Dr. Weiner asked. He squinted and crossed his eyebrows. “He’s very professional.”

The dentist looked perplexed at the chain of events, and I could see the wheels turning as he wondered why I’d not allow Mohamed near me.

I knew I couldn’t explain that Mo was the guy my daughter was seeing and that she and he wanted their romance kept secret. On top of that, I didn’t want my daughter’s boyfriend meeting me for the first time by his staring down the abyss of my yellow- toothed mouth with bits of composite stuck to my cracked lips and saliva filling up my parched gullet!

Dr. Weiner had made an assumption which was completely erroneous but somewhat hilarious. Here he thought I was a xenophobe, and in reality I was just being vain, not wanting to meet my daughter’s sweetheart for the first time by having him prod around my mouth scrutinizing my less-than-stellar molars. Who can blame me?

“Not Mohammed!” I uttered fast before the requested dental student could reach us. “I don’t want him to see me!”

So, getting my teeth whitened was my introduction to the handsome, intelligent, thoughtful doctor, who two years later became my much loved son-in-law, Mo.

Dr. Weiner glared at me as if I were the epitome of every Hollywood incarnation of the Southern racist stereotype. My daughter tiptoed out of the cubicle. When she returned, she told Dr. Weiner that Mo was going to the pediatric department to find a dam that would fit her mother’s small mouth. I reclined there with that awful feeling of knowing I’d been misjudged by this old guy. Nonetheless, I was unwilling to explain why I’d refused the care offered. Soon, a metal cart was shoved down the long aisle to the station where we were. My daughter smiled as the cart rolled right to her feet. On it was the requested pediatric device.

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Lincoln Menner had grown frustrated with his landscaping business, and when his wife, Jo, was offered her dream job, he was happy to have a fresh start and support his wife. Linc packed up the house and their daughter, Violet, to move across the country. Now, in unfamiliar territory, Linc finds himself in the position of househusband. Slowly but surely he learns the new, necessary duties of making his house a loving home, while raising his precocious three-year-old. As Jo becomes more and more involved in her work, Linc sees her less often and as the responsibilities take over, Linc begins to lose himself. Will their marriage be at risk or is Linc the perfect househusband? With a sarcastic wit, Ad Hudler builds the imperfect world that absorbs readers into the daily chores and hazards of a stay-at-home caregiver. The short, easy to read chapters make this a great choice for busy, overwhelmed readers. Written with bits of stream-of-consciousness dialogue, readers will chuckle at how one thought triggers a completely opposite task. Since the main character is very mindful of the food his family eats, there are delicious recipes included that will entice readers’ stomachs. Anyone who has spent time at home caring for a

loved one can relate to Linc’s constant struggle against dust bunnies, losing one’s identity and the constant need to defend one’s worth. This title has been on my wish list for a while. When I saw that April would be a wedding issue, I thought this would be a perfect fit. Very few authors have been able to make me laugh out loud and Ad Hudler has successfully been added to that list. Plus, several recipes from the book have made it into my “to try” folder. I have not had the pleasure of raising a child yet, but I was a stay-at-home caregiver and completely related to Linc’s inner dialogue. This is a delightful, enjoyable read that I recommend to readers who are looking for a quick reprieve from their livelihood.

Nicole McManus

Nicole McManus loves to read, to the point that she is sure she was born with a book in her hands. She writes book reviews in the hopes of helping others find the magic found through reading. Contact her at ARIESGRLREVIEW.COM.

The Love Shack by Rose Ann Sinay

The newspaper listing described it as the coziest Cape on the street, which was just another way of saying it was probably the smallest house in the neighborhood. That didn’t deter me. After all, it was just the two of us. How much room did we need? And besides, I loved the address. Who wouldn’t want to live on Maple Avenue?

I poked my husband in the side. “Let’s put in an offer.” “I was thinking the same thing,” he said. “It will be a lot of work, but we can do it.”

The realtor took my husband and me up a set of concrete steps that led to the front walk, and the home to a family of six. The house with its weathered shingle siding was indeed tiny. I marveled at the thought that so many people could fit under its roof.

Three weeks later, our offer was accepted. We secured a mortgage and signed the papers. The house was ours--and the bank’s.

As we walked through the chopped up maze of rooms featuring walls with patch-worked paneling, we heard the front door open. “Oops,” a woman said, stopping short as if she hadn’t seen our realtor’s car in the driveway. Her large white badge identified her as an agent of another agency. “You don’t mind if we take a little look, do you?” she asked waving her clients in the door. “We’ll be quiet as mice and give you your space.” She flashed a smile and turned to her clients. “I told you it was adorable! It has so much potential. It’s going to go fast; I just know it.” She’s right, I thought, and found myself listening to her sales pitch. We had already seen half a dozen houses in our price range, and this was the best of the lot. I looked at the makeshift, orange (trying-to-be-peach) cabinets and pictured simple wooden cupboards in its place. The one and only bathroom jutted out into the kitchen. I could see the toilet if I stood in the middle of the room. I couldn’t easily conjure a way to deal with that. We would have to gut it, I decided. A blank canvas. I had lots of ideas, and my husband was good with his hands. He could build almost anything. Between the two of us, we could transform this mixed-up, little house into a beautiful, spacious home. Suddenly, I didn’t want to lose it to the couple behind us who had been anything but quiet as they came up with their own ideas.

Within twenty minutes, we had started the paperwork to become first-time homeowners.

We planned to move in over the weekend. I arrived first to figure out where everything would go. We hadn’t been back inside the house since the viewing and hasty bid. I walked into the kitchen, placed the box I was carrying on the counter, and proceeded to cry. Without the curtains and appliances, the room was even more naked and ugly. The orange cabinets looked a dirty tangerine in the morning light, and the patch-worked paneling stopped short where the refrigerator and stove had been. The linoleum floor was scarred and dirty. The single window on the longest wall was visibly crooked. There was nothing I could do to improve the room except to close the bathroom door--which I did. I roamed the empty house looking for one redeeming room. What had we done? By the time my husband and friends arrived with our belongings, I had calmed myself down, pulled out my cleaning products and scrubbed the kitchen until the offending orange paint lost its muddy tinge. The floor was still ugly, but it was clean enough to eat off of. Nobody said it was going to be pretty. During the next few months, we tore down walls and rerouted wiring. We installed new, chestnut stained cabinets and built a center island. Yellow laminate countertops made the kitchen look happy . . . or at least habitable. The offending bathroom was relocated into the Cape’s attic which would later become our master suite. Little by little, we removed the old and made it new. We found linoleum with a delicate yellow and green design that

complemented our new avocado stove and matching fridge. My husband cut out the side of the house with a chainsaw and installed sliding glass doors. We partitioned a section of the space, designated it a sun room and filled it with plants. The crooked window was removed and a larger, perfectly square one was put in its place. We broke through walls, created a built- in sofa (it wasn’t comfortable but looked good), and made drapes that matched the pillows. We bought everything on sale and scoffed up the carpeting that was on clearance. Strings of colored beads, purchased at a yard sale, were used to replace an inside door. Our weekends and evenings were consumed with tearing down and building up. We were young and strong, and our house had no rules. We wallpapered a bedroom with a wild print and covered the living room with a shag carpet remnant that wasn’t quite long enough. A bookcase was built to hide the exposed area. Our renovation had become fun project instead of work. We learned to create what we wanted, to take chances, and to do without what we didn’t need. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of our first home--no

before and after, or during. In those days of our youth, the present was eternal--there was no need for pictures (sad sigh). But, we’ve never forgotten. How could we? We had laughed and cried, fought and celebrated as our house took shape. It was a time of changes, discovery and foundation building. Our home, like our relationship, was a work in progress filled with the promise of a beautiful life.

Rose Ann Sinay

is a freelance writer typing away in sunny North Carolina. Her articles/stories have been published in The Carolinas Today, The Oddville Press and The Brunswick Beacon.

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Purses with Purpose

An Evening of Fun and Frivolity, hosted by the NMB Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, 6 pm, Marina Inn at Grande Dunes, $50 per person, all proceeds benefit local charities. For more info, call 843-504-0032.

Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am

Hosted by Hootie and the Blowfish, The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort, gates open at 8:30 am. For more info, call 843-399-7238 or visit www.hootiegolf.com.

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Various venues, North Myrtle Beach. Parade on Saturday at 1 pm. For more info, call 843-280-5570 or visit www.shagdance.com.

6:30 pm nightly, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, top gospel artists and preaching. For more info, call 888-238-6858 or visit www.abrahamproductions.net.

Kristy Woodson Harvey discusses Lies and Other Acts of Love, 11 am, Ocean One, $25. For more info, call 843-235-9600 or visit www.classatpawleys.com.

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American Heroes, 23rd - 4 pm, Ocean View Baptist Church, Myrtle Beach; 24th - 4 pm, Trinity Church, Myrtle Beach. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students. For more info, call 843-444-5774 or visit www.CarolinaMasterChorale.com.

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Noon- 3 pm, Whitehall Plantation, Winyah Bay, Georgetown, luncheon, raffle, live auction, gem dig and more, $85 per person. For more info, call 843-626-8911 or visit www.pawleysmusic.com.

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A One Man Band by Alice Muschany

A second marriage for us both, my fiancé Roland and I wished to invite only a small group of friends and relatives to the ceremony. But thanks to our large families, the guest list quickly grew out of hand. After placing several calls to banquet centers and caterers, Roland turned to me and asked, “How about a Vegas wedding instead?” The more we talked, the better the idea sounded. With five teenagers between us, the money we’d save would come in handy. On the spur of the moment, we booked discounted airline tickets and the honeymoon suite at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Narrowing down chapels in the wedding capital of the world wasn’t as easy. A brochure for the Candlelight Wedding Chapel bragged about all the stars who’d been wed there. “That’s us,” I said, “the ones with stars in our eyes.” We chose a package that included a photographer, organist and florist -- even a limo ride from our hotel to the chapel. What more could a bride ask for? We decided not to tell anyone, not even our children. While we did let them know we’d be out of town, the details remained confidential. Without my sisters’ advice, it took me forever to select a dress. I finally chose an off-white one. As the date approached, I felt like a teenager running off to elope. It’s true, Vegas never sleeps. The Candlelight Wedding Chapel stayed open round the clock. Foolishly thinking it would be romantic, we scheduled our ceremony for midnight. Arriving at our hotel, we wondered why we’d booked the chapel so late. A typical evening found me dozing off through the nightly news. Roland and I hastily changed into our wedding clothes and called for our limo. Harold, our silver-haired chauffer, arrived promptly and drove us to get our marriage license. Along the way, he pointed out the best casinos and restaurants. Our paperwork in hand, he offered to turn back if we had a change of heart. We smiled and shook our heads no. Arriving at the little white building with the tall steeple, Harold turned to us and jokingly asked, “Do your parents know?” We were still laughing when we walked inside and noticed the empty wooden pews. I whispered, “Maybe you should’ve asked Harold to be Best Man.” Reverend Jim arrived and introduced himself and said he’d be right back with our flowers. When fifteen minutes passed, I whispered, “Elvis has left the building.”

Finally, he returned with a bridal bouquet and boutonniere, and then left again. This time he entered the room with a camera slung around his neck. After snapping a few photos, he slowly made his way over to the stereo and played the Wedding March. Chuckling quietly, Roland said, “That must be our organist.” The preacher walked to the altar and motioned for us to join him. Our light mood turned serious as we vowed to love each other in good times and bad -- until death do us part. Reverend Jim didn’t bother asking if anyone objected, mostly because there was no one else in the room. After pronouncing us man and wife, the minister disappeared once more to have someone fill out the paperwork. Funny, but we were pretty sure that someone was him. A half hour later he handed us our marriage license and said our photos would be mailed within a week. During the remainder of our honeymoon, any time either of us mentioned the ceremony, we broke out in fits of laughter. The Reverend wore so many hats, we half expected him to be our Black Jack dealer at the casino. While we did a bit of gambling and a lot of sightseeing, the highlight of our trip remained the wedding ceremony. Back home, family and friends were disappointed they hadn’t been included in our wedding plans. They congratulated us just the same and held a small reception in our honor. Our lovely photo album -- all three pictures -- provided entertainment along with amusing tales of our secret wedding. We’ve been married over twenty years, and our love grows stronger with each passing day. Who knows? It might be in the cards for us to return to Vegas for our 25th wedding anniversary. Hopefully Reverend Jim will still be there starring in his one-man show.

Alice Muschany

Alice Muschany lives in Flint Hill, Missouri. Now that she’s retired, everyone wants a piece of her. When she does find free time, she enjoys writing, photography and hiking. Her grandchildren are her biggest joy.

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