Author Archives: Becky Dingle

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

The Best Stories Are Our “Shabby Chic” Belongings

Dear Reader: The idea behind this blog came about, indirectly, from a sign that was put up at the entrance to my neighborhood a couple of days ago. I was stopped at the stop sign I (at the end of … Continue reading

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Lowcountry Novembers are “Naturally” Crazy…Even without an Election

Dear Reader: We might think (and rightly so) that these past few November days couldn’t get any crazier…but all we have to do in the lowcountry is look around at every seasonal plant blooming at the same time to realize … Continue reading

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“When Humor Goes…There Goes Civilization”

Dear Reader: Yesterday I must have been in-between “turn-overs of cares and worries to God” because I felt like I wanted to implode…the house had never felt so quiet…eerily quiet…like the calm before a thunder storm. I gave myself another … Continue reading

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Peace is the Companion of Thanksgiving

Dear Reader: I have to admit that yesterday was ‘not my favorite day.’ But it was a day that tested my faith and taught me that I was too quick to expect immediate solutions to my ‘worry’ prayers. It was … Continue reading

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YOU MATTER

Dear Reader: Another busy day yesterday…which was actually good…it kept my mind occupied with grandchildren and a lunch outing with my children….a lovely day. I kept Walsh and Mollie’s children…thinking it would probably take a few hours for them to … Continue reading

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Memories, Gatherings, Gratitude, and Faith

Dear Reader: When I got home Sunday afternoon I was exhausted but got the blog post completed and fell asleep watching television that evening. Since yesterday was Monday….it was time to answer the latest StoryWorth question which asked me about … Continue reading

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Let’s Blame it on the Halloween Blue Moon!

Dear Reader: This weekend has been “wild and crazy” … Halloween, full moon, blue moon, time change, Clemson nail-biter football game, and the scariest day still ahead…Election Day. *Add in our personal bizarre incidents…like Jake’s broken arm/surgery on Halloween and … Continue reading

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Stepping Back While Stepping Up on All Saints Day

(Waiting on the ambulance) Dear Reader: The title will probably be longer than this post today. Friday afternoon Jake broke his arm and John took him to the doctor…After x-raying it…the determination was made he was going to need surgery. … Continue reading

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Bringing the Forest Back Inside Us

Dear Reader: Long ago Thoreau told us “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, … Continue reading

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The New “Fluid” Life of 2020

Dear Reader: There is definitely a story behind this original artistic (hand dyed wood on linen) artwork for our cover today… and I will get to it in a minute. But while my mind is still “fluid” with ideas floating … Continue reading

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