The Writing Scott

Attributed to AP: Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech, as prepared for delivery on Election Night, November 4, 2008: "If there is anyo...

For the upcoming election, I offer these quotations: "I'm in love with this country called 'America.' I'm a huge fan of...

On Tuesday morning, it snowed in Brevard. And not just a few, miserly flakes: the stuff came down--so thick it hid the mountains from view, ...

What a gorgeous weekend, and Columbus Day. I spent it picking apples with my dear friends the Mountcastles (including dog Woody) at the Step...

Ah, cooling, crisp, aquamarine-skied Autumn. October is absolutely my favorite month in the North Carolina mountains. The summer humidity ha...

"The light that you think you emanate is not necessarily the light that other people see. You think of yourself as a shy, retiring what...