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Stop putting the brakes on your life.
That yellow caution light? Disable it
for a while. Go full speed ahead on
a project that seems pointless. Yes,
you can learn to read music just for
fun. Yes, you can write the book you
think no one will buy. Yes, you can
stop stalling and look for a new job.
Cover copy by Nikki Hardin, art by Skopein
“Let us step into the night and pursue that �ighty temptress, adventure.”
J.K. Rowling
may
Augusta, Aiken & Columbia
F R E E
E s c a p e t h e o r d i n a r y .
Worry less about crashing and more
about being stuck in cruise control.
Recant “can’t.” What if you never step
out of line? Never gamble your peace
of mind? Never trouble the world?
Life will just climb through the window
if you try to lock the door on it. It
wants your Yes, your Now, your Full
Monty. Out there, you’ll �nd danger
and dragons, detours and disappoint-
ments, but it’s also full of magic and
miracles, joy and juice. Go get some.
may2014
A mission to build a colony on Mars is underway. More than 200,000 applied for the
adventure. From that, 1,058 candidates were selected. I know one of them. Maybe you
do, too. Jan Millsapps, a writer and filmmaker, was my professor at the University of
South Carolina when I was in grad school. Yes, she’s one of those hoping to relocate
to the fourth planet from the sun. As I follow her Facebook updates, I wonder if she
will. First, she’d have to be selected for the next round, which involves
some sort of simulated life-on-Mars reality TV-ish experience.
Then, she’d have to leave loved ones for a trip from which
she doesn’t expect to return. We all have our dream
adventures, and I guess there’s only one person who
has to think they make sense. Otherwise, we might not
have had Amelia Earhart, Nellie Bly or Sally Ride. This
month, you can read in our pages about Earth-bound
adventures, maybe even dream up one of your own. And
if you’re curious about Jan’s next chapter, keep tabs on her
through Twitter @JanOnMars.
Jenny [email protected]
Features
Shark SwimLeslie Absher .......................................32
Shakira and MeKim O’Donnell ...................................58
In Every Issue
Just Add… ..........................................34
Menu ...................................................37
He’s So Original ...............................41
Always .................................................42
Spring Fever.......................................45
skirt! Style ........................................50
Hello April ....................................... 54
Skirt of the Month ...........................57
We Salute ..........................................67
Take 4 .................................................69
The Smile List ...................................71
Meet ....................................................72
XOXO Nikki ....................................75
skirt! is published monthly and distributed free throughout the
greater Charleston area. skirt! reserves the right to refuse
to sell space for any advertisement the staff deems inappropriate for the
publication. All content of this magazine, including without limitation the design,
advertisements, art, photos and editorial content, as well as the selection,
coordination and arrangement thereof, is Copyright © 2014, Morris Publishing
Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this magazine may be copied
or reprinted without the express written permission of the publisher.
SKIRT!® is a registered trademark of Morris Publishing Group, LLC.
We’re on Facebook and Twitter!
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Regional Vice President Michelle Schneider
FounderNikki Hardin
Creative Director Caitilin McPhillips
Associate PublisherJenny Dennis
Senior Editor Margaret Pilarski
Account ExecutivesNatasha Beard
Rachael MacQueen [email protected]
Ad DesignCristina Young
Of�ce ManagerJustin Burke
Contributing Writer Katie Toussaint
PhotographyMarni Rothschild Durlach
Alice Keeney
Fashion & Product StylistAlexandra Munzel
AdvertisingSales: 843.958.0028
Fax: 843.958.0029 [email protected]
FROM THE EDITOR
ISSUE
I S S U E
About the Cover Artist Skopein is the artistic nom de plume of Luiz, a Brazilian artist based in São Paulo. Luiz studied graphic design and illustration and has worked in editorial and advertising. cargocollective.com/kot-illustration/skopein
FounderNikki Hardin
Creative Director Caitilin McPhillips
Market ManagerKate Cooper Metts
Contributing Editors Jenny Maxwell
Gracie Shepherd [email protected]
Sales DirectorLisa Dorn
Sales ExecutivesDoressa Hawes
Lisa Taylor [email protected]
Maidi McMurtrie Thompson [email protected]
Mary Porter Vann [email protected]
CirculationJessica Seigler
PhotographySara Caldwell Molly Harrell
AdvertisingSales: 706.823.3702
Fax: 706.823.6061 1.800.622.6358
skirt! is published monthly and distributed free throughout the greater Augusta, Aiken &
Columbia area. skirt! reserves the right to refuse to sell space for any advertisement the staff deems
inappropriate for the publication. All content of this magazine,
including without limitation the design, advertisements, art, photos
and editorial content, as well as the selection, coordination and
arrangement thereof, is Copyright © 2014, Morris Publishing Group, LLC.
All Rights Reserved. No portion of this magazine may be copied
or reprinted without the express written permission of the publisher.
SKIRT!® is a registered trademark of Morris Publishing Group, LLC.
Features
Lady in Red M. Terry Bowman .............................11
Alone in the Desert Susan Harian .....................................13
In Every Issue
Letter from the Editor .....................4
He’s So Original ...............................23
Skirt of the Month ...........................29
Product .................................................9
Typewriter .........................................26
Meet ....................................................24
XOXO Nikki ....................................34
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FIND YOUR SENSE OF
A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-EAs simple as opening a book.
Or closing a chapter.
Do people still �y around the world in hot air balloons?
Very funny, I get it now. We’re inside adventure!
Exciting times to be alive.
Never say “I can’t,” “I won’t ever,” or “It’s not possible.”
Time to buy roller skates, �y a kite or have an exotic vinegar-tasting party.
Usually an adventure is an undertaking that is bold.
Risky.
Exciting.
May is the month to do something you can’t believe you did.
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MY BIKE HELMET
MY BIKE HELMET
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2014 Physicians’ Directory
Available Free for iPhone® and AndroidTM.
Download the Physicians’ Directory app for free
and have contact information at your fingertips for
Augusta and Aiken area physicians and dentists.
Database is searchable by both specialty and by
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"I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived."
Anna Louise Strong
d es t i n a t i o n : e n j o y t h e e a r t h .
Pack light. Trek the terrain with a knapsack named Alice on your back
and leave the clutter of dreams behind: safari scenes, exotic themes, all those reasons to take a few days off
so you could lift off. You’re already en route to the ends of the earth.
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"Traveling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into
a storyteller."
Ibn Battuta
d es t i n a t i o n : s i e z e t h e d a y . .
Put away the map and put on a pair of Freewaters—you’re headed for the unknown.
Collect photos, collect travel stickers, collect time you spend lost—that isn’t lost time.
Turn the wrong way into the right way. It’s your way.
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"It's better to see something once than to hear about
it a thouseand times,"
Asian Proverb
d es t i n a t i o n : y o u o n l y l i v e o n c e .
Slip your passport into your Kate Spade handbag and soar overseas.
Craving quiet? Try St. Andrews. Spicy salsa clubs? Barcelona is for you. Endless blue?
Move toward the Mediterranean. Baby, you were born to roam.
Vita
Riv
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icke
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ar b
ag b
y Ka
te S
pade
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WHEREWill Your Skirt
take younext?
I dreamed I packed my
skirt (and shades) and set off for
Sunset Boulevard.
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Columbia SC | Augusta GA | Aiken SC
Contact Lisa Dorn, Sales Director(706) 823-3702 • (800) 622-6358 | [email protected]
An iconic American city gets
an influx of ingenuity and au-
thenticity with Shinola—the
Detroit-based manufactur-
ing company that produces
state-of-the-art watches,
bikes, leather goods and
journals. Trained by Swiss
watchmakers to create
precise, luxurious time-
pieces to hand down over
generations, this year their
handcrafted watches were
given lifetime guarantees.
Beyond their initial offering
of watches, Shinola’s line
ranges from wallets, bags,
wesaluteamerican made
S H I N O L A
Journal Cover for iPad Mini The Birdy 34mm Double Wrap Watch
Drawstring Bag
The Women’s Bixby, Mauve
Copper Bike Bell
Leather Covered U-Lock
The Women’s Bixby, Char
tech accessories, men’s and
women’s bicycles, to curated
collections of softballs and
pencil sharpeners. You can
be sure that Shinola’s stamp
of approval is more than an
aesthetic nod because the
company partners
with other American
enterprises that hold them-
selves to the higher quality
standard—ensuring that
their paper goods, leather
pieces, and bicycle frames
complement Shinola’s own
craftsmanship.
Proudly made in Detroit, Michigan, USA. shinola.com
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Lao Tzu
"Beautyis whatever
gives joy."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Asian Proverb
d es t i n a t i o n : e n j o y t h e v i ew .
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but having new eyes."
Marcel Proust
Hear the call of the wild. Answer with your Ray-Ban Sunglasses—you’re headed straight for the sun.
Call back with a cowgirl hat—experience, meet style. Before you come back, take one last look
and make sure your iPhone is on for that next call. Wherever it may take you.
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ver
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-Ban
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from
Ath
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My boots are constantly itching to find the perfect place to live. Like Goldilocks, I’m always looking for “just right.” A place I’d recognize instantly, where I’d feel at home in my body, at peace in my soul,
at one with the landscape. It’s not that I think my life would be better elsewhere, but that I’d finally belong somewhere. But this yearning seems to me innately human. Aren’t we always scanning the horizon, straining to catch a glimpse of heaven?
When it’s probably the ground under our feet and the people we carry in our hearts, no matter where we are.
Follow Nikki’s blog at fridaville.com.
m a y
Founder of skirt! Magazine
I want to know how the
sun looks like rising over
an African plain. How the
rain sounds on an English
moor. How the thyme-
and sun-scented hills of
Greece smell on a summer
afternoon. Home is never
enough for me, and yet
home is a haven I hate to
leave. Maybe I’ll never take
the Trans-Siberian Railway,
but my imagination has a
ticket to ride.
“We are
homesick most
for the places
we have never
known.”
Carson McCullers
Where I �nd the magic:Uppercase is a quarterly
magazine aimed at “the
creative and curious”
and �lled with eye candy.
There’s never an issue
without something to
inspire me or make me sigh
or make me want to try.
I only wish it were
published more often.
t h i s m o n t h I a m l o v i n g ~
BIKING TO STARBUCKS, FOLDABLE WELLIES, COLD PINK ZIN...And the hot new single “Seasons” by Future Islands.
May days Trying
My new French press
Treating Myself To Citrusy pamplemousse
skin cream
Anticipating Lucinda Williams
at Spoleto
Turning Up the Heat
With Bacchanal Pepper Sauce
Painting One bedroom wall
dirty pink.
may2014
xoxonikki
will �nd me:
Worship each moon as if it's the first you've
seen.
Wearing “Kickass Kentuckian”
tee on May 3rd
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