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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…

I Want a Wonder Woman Lunchbox

It should surprise absolutely no one who has met me for more than twenty minutes that I went to see the new Wonder Woman movie the minute I was able,…

Book Review — Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel I was utterly charmed by Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. It appealed to everything nerdy in me, but at…

Mr. Talky

I boarded the plane with the dread I always feel when required to sit next to strangers.  Who will be next to me?  Do they have the same hygiene standards…

Participation Awards Bingo

[sg_popup id=”1″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]As the school year winds down, we find ourselves joyfully celebrating our children’s successes and patiently celebrating the successes of the other children in their classes that we…