Happy Encounters
by Paula Gail Benson
wanted to feature the online publication, Shotgun Honey, which since 2011 has
been offering a forum for crime, noir, and hard-boiled shorts of 700 words. It
has featured over 400 authors, compiling contributors by photo, bio, and
published stories. It offers a great place to find work by favorite writers as
well as discover new talent. Here’s the link:
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This weekend, I had the great opportunity of connecting with
fellow blogger Dru Ann Love and terrific author Dorothy McFalls in Charleston,
S.C. (Sorry to have arrived too late to see Tina Whittle, who writes the Tai
Randolph/Trey Seaver series.) We toured the Charleston Tea Plantation (http://www.charlestonteaplantation.com),
the only tea plantation operated in the United States. Following a visit to its
gift shop, we traveled down the road to view the massive, around 400-year-old
Angel Oak (http://www.angeloaktree.com).
We finished the evening with some great local seafood from Vickery’s at Shem
Creek.
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| Magnificient Angel Oak |
Many thanks to Dru Ann and my friend Sue Husman for
letting me share photos. So delighted to spend this happy time with great
people.
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| Dorothy McFalls, Tina Whittle, and Dru Ann Love
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| Sue Husman, Dorothy McFalls, Dru Ann Love, and me at Charleston Tea Plantation
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| ‘Neath the Spanish Moss at the Tea Plantation |
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| Dru Ann and Dorothy on the waterfront |
Sounds like a fun get together! We love Charleston, of course…. And so nice to highlight Shotgun Honey, such a fine short story venue!