Image by Charleston City Paper Will Moredock.

After 10 years and 500 columns written, the Charleston City Paper's less conservative columnist Will Moredock is bowing out.

In part:

I retire from the business of writing a weekly column, but I trust the door is still open for an occasional feature story or guest column. In the meantime, I am now looking for a friend to babysit my cat, water my plants, and dust my bookshelves periodically, while I do a little traveling and work on some long-range writing projects.

Read his full departure column over here (spoiler: Moredock even gives a kudos to The Post and Courier's editorial team.)

You can e-mail Moredock at pelicanwatchcb@aol.com