All posts tagged Mary Anne Benedetto

Does the Juggling Act Bring Objects Crashing Down on your Head?

By Mary Anne Benedetto I seem to be one of those people who doesn’t know when to pull the plug on embarking on more projects than a reasonable person can hope to handle. Admittedly, if I don’t exercise some degree of discipline, I can easily stay glued to my computer for far too […]

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Professional Mourner or Professional Joy Generator?

By Mary Anne Benedetto I recently learned that in some ancient cultures, it was common to hire professional mourners to wail at funerals. Also known as moirologists, their duties could possibly include delivering a eulogy or simply weeping, moaning and crying loudly. Upon further investigation, I discovered that even in current times, there […]

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Capture the Memories

By Mary Anne Benedetto It seems as though we were just in the midst of the heat of summer with its tornado and hurricane warnings, floods, and humidity so thick it sometimes felt like you could chop it with a machete. Now here we are rapidly approaching the holiday season! Whether you are […]

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Never Say Perfect

What is special about Never Say Perfect? The setting includes Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, the Grand Strand—all in South Carolina and offers the names of some local points of interest such as Brookgreen Gardens, Hannah Banana’s Sunshine Cabana at the Waccawache Marina and Lazy Gator Gifts in Murrells Inlet. Other locations in […]

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