As a young girl, Audrey writes, I was so enamored with the Misty of Chincoteague series that as an adult I named my dog Misty. Marguerite Henry opened up a whole new world to me. I loved how she gave Misty just enough humanizing characteristics to make her relatable while still leaving her a horse.

         So I opened Surfer Dude anticipating the thrill of reading another story about Chincoteague ponies.

Can you create an oyster recipe worth $1,300?     
    Suit the taste of this year’s judges at the 38th Annual National Oyster Cook-off, and that grand prize will be yours.
    Last year, Tammy Davis of Chesapeake Beach earned all that money and enduring culinary fame for her Coconut Curry Oyster Soup.
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A million may or may not be an exaggeration. Strictly speaking, Andrea Fleck Clardy was chosen Colonial Players’ Promising Playwright from a talent pool of 230 applicants in the theater company’s biennial competition.
    But when you consider all the twists and turns of chance that led to this singular moment, the odds rise.
    Clardy, a writer in life’s eighth decade, took up playwriting only after three or four careers....