“How come gray hair on handsome men makes them look distinguished and sexy, while gray hair on a pretty woman means she is getting old and should head to the stylist for a $200 touch up?” If you happen to pick up a copy of How Do You Know? By Meredith Schorr, the above quote…
Hello Friends, When I picked up a copy of Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (one of our July picks), I was excited to dive into a piece of historical fiction. What I did not immediately realize, however, was that this wasn’t historical fiction in the sense that author created an interesting story in a…
Hi Readers, The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips (one of our August picks) was nothing like I thought it would be. When I was looking at which new books I would read in August, I came across this book and the following description: In a windowless building in a remote part of town, the newly…
“Because deep down, people think something is wrong with you when you aren’t married or engaged at twenty-seven. It starts to be strange.” (p. 142) Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford (one of our August picks) was an absolutely wonderful summer read. I will admit, the delightful cover was the first thing to grab my attention….
Hello Beautiful People, It’s time to introduce you to my new friend + collaborator, the one and only, Charlotte Jaconelli. In a word – she’s fantastic. But I’ll save you the gush fest, and get on with our latest Q&A here at The Write Teacher(s)! MM: First things first, did you always want to be…
Dear Bookworms, Overall, The Right Design by Isabella Louise Anderson is best described as a quick romp – in more ways than one. Originally written as a NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) composition, the finished product is not strongly developed but rather short and light, best suited as a quick afternoon beach read. As such,…
Mia Raye Smith’s solo show, I Am Hope, will have its World Premiere at the United Solo Theatre Festival on September 23rd. The play was developed in Matt Hovermen’s Go-Solo Workshop. A shorter version of the play was produced at Emerging Artists New Work Series in the Fall of 2014. The production is directed by…
“The creative process isn’t easy . . . It’s more like a wobbly, drunken journey down a very steep and scary hill, not knowing if there’s a sheer cliff at the end of it all. But it’s worth the journey, I promise.” (p. 143) When I saw that Felicia Day was coming out with a…
Hi Friends, I have always thought summer was a perfect length. By the time August comes to an end and back to school sales explode in every store, I am always a little sad to say goodbye to summer, but ready to take my sweaters and flannel shirts and boots out of the attic and…
Miami-born, Buenos Aires-bred, New York-based Rock & Blues composer Alejandro Meola recently released his new EP, First Impressions, and he’s performing live shows on the east coast this fall in support with his band Robinsones. The first gig is at Piano’s in NYC on Thursday, September 3 – more music and more shows are currently…