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 ” REAL” BLOB

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I was about eight or nine when I first saw this horror show ( probably first one I snuck into with Ben without mother knowing) I paid the price for the parent deception… I had nightmares for a … Continue reading →

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” The Happy Empath”

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: I have always taken delight in my Libra approach to life… keeping a balance within myself and others. Overall it has worked well… but every now and then life just seems to get out of sync… and we … Continue reading →

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” Luring Links” Between July 2 and July 4 Celebrations!

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Don’t we all get caught up annually with memories and personal feelings of what July 4 means to us … so much so that we forget there are interesting links and correlations between two historical dates ( July … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July with Poinsettias and a little ” Blue ” To Secure” You!

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Friends and visitors do a double take when they come to the house… first staring at the red geraniums .. then blinking and asking ” That isn’t a poinsettia, is it? ” They gasp in disbelief! ( I do too … Continue reading →

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Scatter Joy

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of my all-time favorites. Recently it occurred to me it would make a beautiful epitaph. ( He/ She -name-scattered joy!) I can think of no higher eulogy or adoration. What … Continue reading →

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Learning Life’s Greatest Lessons from Waves…

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I reflect upon the lessons that the ocean has taught me throughout my life… I look at it now with new respect and awe. It has taken me a lifetime to recognize it… but the ocean has … Continue reading →

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When We Are Continuously Drawn to Something… that is our Soul Speaking… Listen!!!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: How many times have we heard a celebrity-author, actor, doctor, athlete , coach, minister, ( name any profession) tell an interviewer how he or she knew from childhood, youth, or an unique experience… that his/her life was being … Continue reading →

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Understanding When It is Time to Re-write Your Endings…

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: When I came across the title to a story recently, that I recognized as once having read… but couldn’t quite remember the ending… I decided to take time to re-read it . One day a professor came into … Continue reading →

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IT’s CAROLINA DAY! A Proud Day in South Carolina History

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: Being the old South Carolina history teacher… I can’t let June 28 pass without without paying tribute to the Battle of Sullivan’s Island which today is known as Carolina Day. ( Once known as Palmetto Day) It has … Continue reading →

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People, Place… LOVE

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Becky Dingle

Dear Reader: As a writer, like the main character in this unusual perception of life, love, and endings that don’t end ( On Fire Island) … Julia Morse is spending her last summer on her beloved island… there is only … Continue reading →

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