In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Judy Blume’s iconic coming-of-age book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., I am hosting a special giveaway! The prize is a copy of this new special edition book, which features a deluxe faux-leather embossed cover in vibrant shades of pink....
Poem Hunter I’m a poem hunter. Always on the lookout for some wonderful words to bring to everyone. Something you haven’t read yet that will help you know yourself better or feel your love deeper. Or maybe it’s joy or sorrow you need to bring to the surface. Your memories of someone you loved and...
#ExtraOrdinary Book Review My copy of #ExtraOrdinary marked with sticky notes. Also, my friendship pins! Book Details Authors: Carleen Matts-Behrends and Lisa Shaffner Sohn Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Pages: 216 Category/Sub-Category: Women’s Biographies; Mid-Life Management; Parenting...
I was small for my age and rarely smiled at the camera. Not because I was unhappy, but because I didn’t know that little girls were suppose to perform like that I guess. Nobody in my family told me to act dainty. Plus, it was before all the digital screens that show people pictures of...
“It’s not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he’s very handsome.” ― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Judy Blume’s coming-of-age story, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, will finally be made into a movie. You can read details...
Melanie Shankle has a new book, The Church of the Small Things. I can’t wait to read it. The trailer is really lovely and features some great pictures from her Gen-X childhood. Shankle is one of my favorite bloggers and writers. I loved her books Nobody’s Cuter Thank You, Sparkly Green...
Neil Howe, a celebrated historian and author of numerous books on generations, has penned an opinion editorial for the Washington Post about the fascinating and controversial White House link to his seminal work, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy – What the Cycles of History Tell Us...
Tiffanie Darke, a British writer, has penned a new memoir, Now We Are 40: Whatever Happened To Generation X? Published by Harper Collins, the book play mostly to a British audience, highlighting cultural touchstones most familiar to Gen-Xers who grew up in the United Kingdom. The book will be...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland. Shouldn’t I have written about this before August? Probably. I bought Generation X back in 1991. When I showed the book to my dad, he talked to me about the importance of connecting...
National Geographic’s Generation X special brought a lot of new traffic to my blog via Google search. Also, a recent BuzzFeed article gave me a nice shout-out. Unfortunately, at precisely the same time, I lacked the will and inspiration to write anything at all. I didn’t even post...
The first hint I had about the growing post-industrial wastelands of my youth came from music. The first was in 1984 with My Hometown from Springsteen’s Born in the USA album. The second was from Life In A Northern Town by Dream Academy. Springsteen’s narrative about a rug mill that...
Lindsay Mattick’s great-grandfather was on his way to fight in World War I when he bought a bear cub he named Winnie. The event inspired author A.A. Milne to create the timeless character Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, Mattick has chronicled the real-life story behind the bear. Mattick, 37, wanted to tell...
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