Since my last Wholly Holistics article we find ourselves in a whole new world. Corona has brought the planet to a different place. A place where our conveniences and our outlets for food and entertainment are vastly limited and vastly different. We’ll call it a parallel universe, ‘cause that’s what it is these days, even if I weren’t writing a holistic piece.

Beth and Hailey Williams chronicle their residency in the Dry Tortugas National Park.

By Hailey Williams

Picture this: you wake up to the sound of waves crashing and coconut palm fronds crinkling. Each morning you are greeted by a court of seagulls preening on the dock. You swim alongside bulbous jellyfish and shining barracudas while you snorkel Little Africa Reef, and at night you are ensconced by stars. You’re on a remote island off the grid, tasked only with the guardianship of nature and creating art. You are given one hand-held radio and a binder detailing the solar power and RO systems, and left to your own devices. 

This is exactly what my mother and I were chosen to do, out of 400 candidates, for the Dry Tortugas National Park Artist Residency program last September.

By Margaret Evans, Editor

My timing is lousy.

                  You regular readers (bless you both) may remember that in our last issue, I announced my intention to give up anxiety for Lent.

                  Hahahahahaha. That was funny.

On Tuesday, March 31, the Pat Conroy Literary Center will hold a book launch celebration for Beaufort-based travel writers Lynn and Cele Seldon and their new books, 100 Things to Do in Savannah Before You Dieand the 2^ndedition of their bestselling 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die (both published by Reedy Press).