Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels Yes, this almost-fifty-year-old stayed up until midnight last Thursday to get a first listen of Taylor...

Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels I’ve been editing quite a few books recently where the authors are looking back at their lives and...

Photo by Nic Wood on Pexels I haven’t listed this post as a book review because I’m not quite finished with it, but The Radium Girls: The...

Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video Amazon Prime Video has a new hit on its hands with its adaptation of the classic RPG, Fallout. My husband...

Photo by Michael Burrows on Pexels I recently wrote about hitting a major writing milestone: completing that first draft of my very first...

Photo by Merlina McGovern, Metal sculpture outside the Lowell Justice Center Well, that was an experience. I probably slept about four...

Photo by KATRIN  BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels It’s late, so today’s post will be very short. I stayed up so late because I was trying to fit in...

Image source: Merlina McGovern Writer after writer (that is published author after published author) espouses the importance of reading...

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash It’s a goal that I have chased after my entire life. Well, I say, “chased after,” and what I...

Image source: Merlina McGovern This past weekend, my family and I celebrated Easter by having a delicious chicken dinner. Now, you might...

Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Stop what you’re doing right at this moment. Find yourself a comfortable seat and close your eyes. Now,...

Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels Seeing as how my most recent blog yesterday was about playing a video game, you wouldn’t think that today’s...

Image source: ConcernedApe Yes, with that exclamation point in my title, I’m shouting about the release of Concerned Ape’s newest patch...

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels Last week, the US House of Representatives passed what many call a TikTok ban bill. Now, many...

Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels Keeping friends takes maintenance. I know, I know. “Maintenance” is a boring word. It brings to mind car...

Image source: Merlina McGovern A few weekends ago, my husband and I visited our local public library. We hadn’t been in years. No excuses...

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I think I’ve done it. I think I’ve broken my nightly addiction to scrolling on my phone. Last...

Photo by JIUN-JE LIN on Pexels I just came back from almost two hours in a stuffy middle-school gym. It was the annual all-town band...

Photo by Mirko Fabian on Pexels It’s been several years since I’ve sat down with my family to watch the Oscars. Watching awards shows...

Photo by Cedric Heinrich from Pexels I’ve written previously about the benefits of working with a health coach. While I always feel...