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Selling a Piece of Paradise

I have to sell a little piece of paradise, and I’m hoping you will help me.  I mean, I don’t have to have to, I’m not a desperate seller, but…

Book Review — the Magicians

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] The Magicians: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy) “The Magicians” by Lev Grossman is an adult story of wizards and wizarding, and is the basis for the series on…

BOOK REVIEW — A Gentleman in Moscow

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles is one of those beautiful books that, when you are finished, make you want…

Day Drinking as a Public Service

My husband and I have had a long standing argument about whether or not I am a cheap date.  He swears I am.  I wasn’t convinced.  The problem, I joked,…

Book Review: Finding My Badass Self

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares I was given an ‘advance reader copy’ of “Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and…

Customer No-Service

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Customer No-Service I work in a law office.  And, working in a law office, we get more calls from the jail than your average business that isn’t…

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR — Scent of the Past

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Scent of the Past “Scent of the Past,” by Erin Marie Bernardo combines the genres of chick-lit and historical fiction, with the sci-fi element of time travel…

Ghost Tour

Why take a tour when you can take a ghost tour? I found myself in Savannah, GA for a work conference and, because this sort of thing is what passes…

I Hate My Son

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]It’s probably wrong on a fundamental level for me to be so insanely jealous of my own child that I kind of hate him a little bit.  Jacob,…

BOOK REVIEW: The Job

The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop “The Job” by Steve Osborne is a memoir by a retired New York City police officer, and…

There’s a Salad in my Bathroom

Note: This piece won 3rd place in the spring 2017 Fan Story non-fiction essay writing contest.     One of the most interesting things about being a parent is how often you find…

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: Before You Were Mine

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Before You Were Mine Disclaimer: I was given a copy of “Before You Were Mine” by Em Muslin by the good folks at Books and the Bear…