The South Carolina Welcome Center on I-95 southbound is 100 miles after you cross the state boarder. They want to make sure you’ve committed to visiting the state to earn your welcome.

The highway is filled with billboards imploring drivers to call Jesus. Doesn’t he know that would be distracted driving?

My footsteps sound loud on the tile floor and my voice echoes off the bare walls. They moved in here 20 years ago and it has passed quickly. It has been nearly the

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I had several errands to run and it felt strange to go into places like normal, except wearing a mask. Even though everything has changed. The library is the most different. They still