When people ask me what I like to read, the first word out of my mouth is usually "nonfiction." My reasoning is simple: I lik...

I only needed one of these to move my makeup collection, mkay? So, yes, I moved recently; only days ago. Specifically, I moved no...

Jacqueline Madrano has served plenty of roles throughout her 80-plus years: homemaker, civic volunteer, church pianist, occasional secretar...

That's me on the left. Apologies for the spotty appearances as of late. I have a feeling that I’ll be beginning many a blog post w...

The thing about You're Not Pretty Enough , storyteller Jennifer Tress's alternately hilarious and searing memoir, is that it...

Sometimes you've just gotta trust the hand you've got. Promotional tie-in alert! I’ve got an essay up today on Medium.com’s new...

Picking a title to introduce Nicole Kristal was probably the most challenging part of this interview. Screenwriter, sure—her short film, Do...

Some might say that novelist Carolyn Turgeon 's books tell the hidden side of fairy tales. That's true enough, but I'd ...

Regular readers may have noticed that I haven't done my links roundup for a couple of weeks. I'd intended to just take a brief break...