Sasee Magazine

Within a few weeks of my husband’s death, I dyed my blonde hair deep auburn. I was in such a blur of confusion and denial; my life felt like it was spiraling downward. It felt like everything was slipping through my fingers; my hair, however, was still something I felt I could control. To say [...]

During my younger daughter’s freshman year at East Carolina University, she spent a magical, thought-provoking, life-changing weekend at a religious retreat called Chrysalis. She was already an active young Christian who devoted most of her free time at ECU to the Wesley Foundation, touring eastern North Carolina with the Wesley Singers. She had been brought [...]

“Come out from under the bed, Missy!” Dad called. He waited. Then he tried again. “Come out so we can talk!” Moments later, my dad knelt down and crawled under the bed beside me. I was on my side, arms crossed, my face pressed against the paneling. And though I can’t be certain, I would [...]

“Bye, Sweethearts, have a wonderful day!” I called to my children as they boarded the bus for the first day of the new school year. I sniffed and wiped my eyes. “Oh, Honey, it’s only a half-day. They’ll be home again before you know it,” my husband, Eric, said with a sympathetic smile. I sniffled [...]

I belong to a group – it isn’t a club, and membership isn’t exclusive. We don’t meet regularly, but the entire group manages to meet about once every two months. Some of us also manage to meet outside those regular get-togethers. The only entry requirements are that you are a woman, not originally Italian, and [...]

When I was pregnant and was asked if I wanted a boy or girl, my answer was that I did not want a girl. I never said I wanted a boy. This left very few options. There was a legitimate reason. During my teen years, I was rebellious, especially toward my parents. I did not [...]

Leave it to Virginia Woolf to put it out there. She once remarked “arrange whatever pieces come your way.” As 2010 opens we continue to be in a recession / depression / downturn-depending on what cable channel you watch. The big question looming for most is how to weather it and what to do about [...]

When Grandma was 17, she climbed out of her bedroom window, in the middle of the night, wearing as many of her clothes as possible. She was running away to marry the orphaned, farmer boy she had fallen in love with but knew her parents would never approve of. The year was 1933, and the [...]

I drove to the bank and deposited my thirty-five dollar check. It was the first time I had ever been paid for my writing. The publisher of the Myrtle Beach Herald had given me the opportunity to write a column based upon two writing samples and a simple promise: “I can do this.” My first [...]

My teenage daughters make fun of my bargain shopping. If an item isn’t on sale, I refuse to buy it. One Christmas, my sixteen-year-old handed me a large box wrapped in shiny paper and tied with red ribbons. Inside I found several smaller boxes. The last one revealed my gift – a “Coupon Queen” button. [...]