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  • On Writing: Jennette McCurdy and Author Voice

    (For the my review of I’m Glad My Mom Died, click here.) In my review, I mentioned that one of the things I loved about this book is the way McCurdy manipulated the language to be reflective of the age she was writing about while maintaining her personal voice throughout. When talking about the “voice”…

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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died (review)

    book by Jennette McCurdy Genre: Scale: For Fans of What is it about? Caveat: I live under a pop-culture rock. I had no idea who Jennette McCurdy was prior to reading her book. I had never seen any of the TV shows she was on and never heard her music. And I’m kind of glad…

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  • Virgin Island Creole English

    Virgin Islands Creole English

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  • St. Thomas Photos (Before Maria)

    Photos of St. Thomas, USVI, from the scenes in Revenge Cafe.

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  • Quit Yer B*thcin’!

    I’m beginning to think social media should be a privilege not a rite. And I’m talking about for adults here, not 13-year-olds. Before you go thinking I’m getting curmudgeonly, hear me out. I am certain there are  people “out there” using FaceBook, Twitter, and whatever else (except Pinterest, because that’s holy ground) for devious means.…

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  • 5 Tips to (really) be Beach-Body Ready!

    With all the hoohah over the Protein World subway ad in London and the gaining momentum of the petition to have it removed, I realized a little fresh perspective was needed. After remembering that’s the kind of thing comedic writers are supposed to be good at providing, I decided to have a go at defining…

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  • Warning sign of Type 1 Diabetes

    Warning signs of Type 1 Diabetes? Where’s all the funny stuff I claim I write? I know! I know! Humor me and read this anyway. I promise, I will make up for the last few posts in the near future with funnier stuff. Now, back to the topic at hand . . . In an…

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  • Chocolate Chip and Bailey’s Cookies

    In the opening chapter of my book, Show Up Dead, our heroine, Peri Milano, deals with a stressful day by baking Chocolate Chip and Bailey’s Cookies. But you don’t have to wait until you’re stressed to enjoy them. These baby’s are good any time of day and go with just about any kind of emotion.…

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  • Celebrate Yourself!

    A writer friend of mine who’s been critiquing my most recent work asked me if I intentionally wrote about crazy people. “Seriously, do you close your eyes and open the DSM to a random page to pick out a form of nuttiness for your heroines?” I don’t. But I admit, it does sound like a fun…

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  • Lobster Stew — Recipe from Revenge Cafe’

    In the opening scenes of Revenge Cafe, Mandy finds Chance had made one of his specialties to welcome her to the island of St. Thomas: Lobster Stew. For those of you thinking the stew sounds good — or for those of you incredulous that you can do a lobster stew in a crock pot —…

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