Sasee Magazine

For many of us, whose mothers have passed on, Mother’s Day is a time to remember. My relationship with my mother was always one of respect and love, but I did spend a lot of time worrying about whether or not she approved of my life and the choices I had made. Before she died, [...]

In this month’s “Women & Men Who Mean Business” feature, I asked business owners to tell me their favorite Easter or Passover memory. After hearing all the wonderful stories they had to tell, I thought about my own celebrations. I come from a traditional Southern home, and church was always a big part of our [...]

Early one morning, not too long after sunrise, I was coming back from a jog on the beach. My route takes me up and down the South Causeway in Pawleys; the road that connects the island to the mainland, over Pawleys creek and surrounding salt marsh. In the twenty-odd years I’ve lived in the area, [...]

We live in an amazingly generous community. I have had the privilege of working with volunteers and hearing stories of kindness that confirm my belief in the innate goodness of most people. I’ve also found that the smallest thoughtful gesture can change someone’s day for the better. During the holidays, I was out shopping. It [...]

Even though I love summer and hot weather, January holds its own magic. It’s exciting to start a brand new year, with unlimited possibilities, and it’s a great month for relaxing weekends spent reading or watching a good movie. If you need suggestions for a great book, be sure to read Lisa Hamilton’s insightful review, [...]

Each month, Sasee publishes nine first person essays, selected from the many well-crafted submissions we receive. Freelance writing is lonely work. It involves a lot of sitting at the computer for hours on end and then sending the results out into cyberspace with no clue to how it will be received. While we cannot publish [...]

Stephanie Necessary and Eileen Patonay are both educators at Forestbrook Middle School, and through the years we have worked together on several projects. I greatly admire them both for the dedication and love they have for their students – and their students have for them. Recently, I was asked to have a “shadow” for a [...]

Being a new “empty-nester,” I find the road of my life has changed direction. The house stays clean, and no one wakes me up coming in late at night. I don’t ever have to cook, and grocery shopping is now a completely selfish task. Seeing my son so happy and engaged in school and his [...]

One of my favorite things about my work is interviewing the many fascinating women highlighted in Sasee. This month, I met with Gina Trimarco, founder of Carolina Improv Company in Uptown Myrtle Beach Theater. She and her hilarious troupe of improv artists are well worth the trip to Myrtle Beach Mall and the very reasonable [...]

This month, I did something drastic – I stopped watching television. Well, not completely, I do still watch the occasional movie, but I no longer have a cable subscription with 200+ channels. After a brief, slightly uncomfortable withdrawal, I was shocked by how little I missed it. And, by how much more spare time I [...]