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The Man That Got Away — Remembering Andrew Quattlebaum by Alex Smith

by Jasper Posted on February 24, 2014

The ice and snow started falling late Tuesday afternoon, February 11, 2014. By Wednesday afternoon, the ground was covered in thick, white sheets of frozen, fallen precipitation, as unlikely (in late winter in Columbia) as the news I received in … Continue reading →

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“Knuffle Bunny – A Cautionary Musical” – Alex Smith reviews the new play at Columbia Children’s Theatre

by August Posted on April 14, 2013

Mo Willems is something of a rock star if you’re a kid between the ages of 4 and 11 (or even if you’re just the parent of a kid that age.)  His career in children’s entertainment began illustriously on Sesame … Continue reading →

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First Lines — an invitation from Jasper

by Jasper Posted on February 24, 2013

“As she sat stunned in her car on Charleston’s rickety old John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, trapped precariously 150 feet above the swift-moving waters of the Cooper River, …” ~ “When you’re a boy growing up in rural South Carolina, … Continue reading →

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