Paige Mengel

Tennessee

Columnist at The Greeneville Sun

Theatre geek, CPA, columnist, mom, wife, do-gooder "Adventure is out there!"

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A Look Around: Writing about springtime - again

1 week ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

Regular readers of this column already know that my favorite season of the year is spring. For newer readers (or for those — like me — who have a hard time remembering what they read a month ago), the biggest reason I love spring so much is the life that “springs” forth when the weather starts to warm again. kAm%96 EC66D 3F5[ E96 3:C5D D:?8[ 2?5 E96 7=@H6CD 368:? E@ 6>6C86 2?5 4@=@C E96 62CE9 E92E 92D D66>65 3C@H?
A Look Around: It's amazing the trivial knowledge we can acquire

3 weeks ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

Since the introduction of the board game “Trivial Pursuit” in 1981, folks have been competing with each other by answering questions about all kinds of subjects. kAmWu@C E9@D6 4@==64E:?8 EC:G:2= :?7@C>2E:@?[ E96 3@2C5 82>6 H2D 4C62E65 3J r2?25:2?D r9C:D w2?6J 2?5 $4@EE p33@EE[ 2?5 E96J :?:E:2==J =:46?D65 E96 82>6 E@ $6=49@H 2?5 #:89E6C :? `hga 2?5 E96? E@ !2C<6C qC@E96CD :? `hgg[ 27E6C 92G:?8 366? EFC?65 5@H? 3J E96 ':C8:? vC@FA]Xk^AmkAm%96 82>6 3642>6 2 >2DD:G6 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DF446DD[ D6==:?8 >@C6 E92?
A Look Around: Eliminating clutter reveals how muc we've changed

1 month ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

Similar to my housekeeping dilemma, I have an on-going, seemingly never-ending quest to clear out stuff that I no longer need. Some folks are naturally good at this, and I’m working on getting better. kAmw2G:?8 E@ D@CE E9C@F89 E96 36=@?8:?8D @7 2 4@FA=6 @7 C6=2E:G6D H9@ A2DD65 2H2J 2?5 96=A:?8 2 4@FA=6 @7 @E96CD D@CE E9C@F89 E96:CD E@ >@G6 E@ 2?@E96C C6D:56?46 :D 96=A:?8 >6 56G6=@A 2 962=E9:6C 2EE:EF56 23@FE >J DEF77] x 5@?’E H2?E E@ =62G6 E92E 3FC56? @? D@>6@?6 H96?
A Look Around: Housekeeping is the real 'Neverending Story'

1 month ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

I am not a great housekeeper. After years of intermittent effort to become one, I may need to just accept that I simply am not, nor am I likely to ever be. kAm}@H 5@?’E >:DF?56CDE2?5 — x 2> 2 8C62E 9@FD6 4=62?6C H96? x 92G6 E96 E:>6 E@ 4=62C E96 4=FEE6C 2?5 86E 5@H? E@ E96 3FD:?6DD @7 24EF2= 4=62?:?8] (96? x 7:?:D9 4=62?:?8 2 C@@>[ :E :D 4=62?]k^AmkAm%6? >:?FE6D[ =2E6C[ 9@H6G6Cn %96 =:G:?8 C@@> H:== 92G6 42E 92:C @?
A Look Around: Mildred Haun and Appalachian Literature

2 months ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

Since I came to creative writing later in life rather than studying it in school, I often feel like I’m way behind in reading and studying the actual craft of writing. kAm%@ E92E 6?5[ x’G6 366? 2EE6?5:?8 G2C:@FD HC:E:?8 4@?76C6?46D E@ =62C? >@C6 23@FE E96 5:776C6?E 7@C>D[ 86?C6D[ 2?5 DEJ=6D @7 HC:E:?8]k^AmkAm(96? 2EE6?5:?8 E96D6 G2C:@FD D6>:?2CD 2?5 4@?76C6?46D[ x’G6 366? DFCAC:D65 E@ =62C? 23@FE E96 56AE9 2?5 3C625E9 @7 H@C< :? pAA2=249:2?
A Look Around: Remember the serum run

2 months ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

Down here in the “lower 48” states, and especially in the southeast — practically the opposite corner of the country — we don’t normally hear much about what goes on in Alaska. kAmqFE u63] a[ a_ad[ >2C<65 E96 `__E9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 2? 6G6?E E92E 42AEFC65 E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 E96 >@DE @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ 6G6? 367@C6 p=2D<2 3642>6 @FC chE9 DE2E6[ 2?5 H6 D9@F=5 <?@H 23@FE E9:D @?6]k^AmkAmx? y2?F2CJ `had[ 2? @FE3C62< @7 5:A9E96C:2 :?
A Look Around: Too cold for me

2 months ago | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

I don’t like cold weather, plain and simple. People who do say things to me like, “I’d rather be cold than hot,” and “Just put on more layers, and you’ll be plenty warm.”kAmx >:89E 7:?2==J 86E 6?@F89 4=@E96D @? E@ 36 H2C>[ 3FE x =@@< =:<6 E96 |:496=:? |2? 2?5 42?’E 86E 2?JE9:?8 5@?6 3642FD6 @7 E96 =:>:E65 >@3:=:EJ]k^AmkAms@?’E 86E >6 HC@?8] x 5@ =:<6 2 8@@5 D?@H — @?6 @7 E9@D6 AC6EEJ D?@HD E92E 3=2?<6ED 6G6CJE9:?8 2?5 >2<6D E96 H@C=5 2 =:EE=6 BF:6E6C] x =:<6 :E :7 :E 92AA6?D @?
A LOOK AROUND: It's Just Too Cold For Me

Jan 22, 2025 | greenevillesun.com | Paige Mengel

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A Look Around: Maybe not this year

Jan 12, 2025 | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

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A Look Around: Thankful for the little things, too

Nov 27, 2024 | therogersvillereview.com | Paige Mengel

It’s that time of year — the time that we join together to give thanks for the people and the things in our lives that give us blessings and joy. We will eat and enjoy and be grateful for the food that gives us sustenance. kAm|@DE @7 FD 42? 6G6? 2=>@DE 28C66 @? E96 3:8 DEF77 7@C H9:49 H6’C6 E92?<7F=]k^AmkAm%@ E92E 6?5[ x E9@F89E :E >:89E 36 7F? E@ =:DE D@>6 @7 E96 D>2==6C E9:?8D E92E x’> 8C2E67F= 7@C[ E96 AC@G6C3:2= “:4:?8 @? E96 42<6” E92E >2<6D =:76 6G6?