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Book Review
Where to Now, Folly Beach?
By Rod Rodgers How many times has that question been asked, in one way or the other, since I have been a part-time resident of Folly Beach? As “Where to Now” is the title of my latest novel, partially written here on Folly, it obviously translated to this energetic and enigmatic place, the ‘Edge of... »
Reading Up on the Origin of Webbed Toes
By Michael Dietrich If you’ve spent your whole life going insane, in search of who you really are and why, you can now relax. Save yourself and others the grief of your anxiety-producing self-analysis, and start looking at your arms as fins. Thank you, Neil Shubin, for putting things into proper perspective with our arm/fins. Shubin... »
Gardening the Creative Vortex
By Dorothy St. James In the seventeen years I’ve lived on Folly I’ve never found a dead body on the beach. Even though I write the White House Gardener murder mystery series, I hope to never stumble across one. I’m not bloodthirsty. Truth be told, I’m a bit of a coward. Folly Beach suits me. The... »
Born on the Edge: Getting Even Through Prose
By Michele Nutwell In the late ’80s and early ’90s, I was a reporter for The Islander, covering Folly Beach and James Island. My job was exciting and simple at the same time; I got to frolic around the islands talking to people and got paid to write about them. Flash forward about twenty years and... »
Acid Jesus: Finding Redemption, Lost at Sea
By Matthew Lock-Pridgen Peaceful. Idyllic. Good surf. It would impossible to count the reasons why Folly Beach is one of the finest on the planet. Anyone who has spent even so much as a day there would agree. And although my story shades into gray my history with this incredible place, Folly will... »
Why Folly? Dead Bodies, A Mother-in-Law, And You, Dear Reader
By Bill Noel Since the 2007 publication of Folly, the first of five novels in the Folly Beach Mystery series, the question I have been asked most often has been, “Why choose Folly Beach as the setting?” Considering that I live in Louisville, Kentucky, I think it’s an excellent question. My wife and I first vacationed... »
The Marsh: A Folly Beach Mystery
By Blake Bunch Author Bill Noel’s latest addition to the Folly Beach Mystery series pits familiar Folly Beach settings with the strangely-principled motives of his characters. In this fifth installment of Noel’s popular mystery series, The Marsh reconnects main character Chris Landrum with his eccentric cast of friends to solve the murder of a prominent... »
Book Review: Sitting with the self-proclaimed ‘Porch Goddess’
By Meredith Powell Wicki Waugh is a self-proclaimed porch goddess; always has been. Her first book, Ponderings from the Porch, was released in May and just as the title suggests, it is full of her recorded ponderings while rocking on her porch over the years and includes philosophies about life, short poems and bits of... »
Book Review: Remembering Hurricane Hugo
By Meredith Powell Known by the pen name H.A. Olsen in the writing world and as Andy to his family and friends, the Columbia, SC, resident has recently released his second Folly-based book entitled Saving Sara. While this is the long-anticipated sequel to his widely popular novel A Lone Palm Stands, readers will remain on... »
Action and adventure in ‘The Nude’
By Kristin Hackler As much as we admonish others and remind ourselves with the oft quoted saying, the majority of us are still inclined to judge a book by its cover. I am ashamed to say that I did just that with a book that was given to me for review. As a lover of... »
