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Dark Corinne: A SOMETHING BETTER Fairytale

October 9, 2023 Joanna Monahan

Last week, I participated in a writing challenge that asked “What if your main character was a villain?” Now, some of you may argue that Corinne is already a villain, but in the spirit (see what I did there?) of the season, I’ve written a dark fairytale reimagining Corinne’s fate.

Read on, if you dare…

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Tags October 2023, writing challenge, Fun Stuff

Lunchtime Poll with Amanda McKoy Flanagan

September 6, 2023 Joanna Monahan

In which I ask an author a bunch of ridiculous questions and a few serious ones.

This month I’m thrilled to be speaking with Amanda McKoy Flanagan. Her debut, TRUST YOURSELF TO BE ALL IN: SAFE TO LOVE AND LET GO, is an inspirational memoir about breaking chains of generational dysfunction by healing grief with love for self and others. Other themes include addiction/recovery and marriage/relationships (Full disclosure: I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this book, and while I do not have experience with many things she talks about in the the book, boy, oh boy, did the discussions about learning to love yourself and let go of your fears hit close to home).

Amanda is a New Yorker who now calls Colorado home (we missed each other by a matter of months, and I’m still sad about it). She is a wife, mother, a licensed social worker, and the founder of Castle Rock Clubhouse.

In which I ask an author a bunch of ridiculous questions and a few serious ones.

This month I’m thrilled to be speaking with Amanda McKoy Flanagan. Her debut, TRUST YOURSELF TO BE ALL IN: SAFE TO LOVE AND LET GO, is an inspirational memoir about breaking chains of generational dysfunction by healing grief with love for self and others. Other themes include addiction/recovery and marriage/relationships (Full disclosure: I was lucky enough to get an early copy of this book, and while I do not have experience with many things she talks about in the the book, boy, oh boy, did the discussions about learning to love yourself and let go of your fears hit close to home).

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Tags Lunchtime Poll

TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Fall

September 1, 2023 Joanna Monahan

Fall is the best season, and I will die on this leaf-covered hill. Read on for twelve reasons why I love Fall.

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Lunchtime Poll with Elisa Lorello

August 11, 2023 Joanna Monahan

Meet Elisa!

I can’t think of a better person with whom to introduce this segment than my friend, the amazing Elisa Lorello. Elisa is a GenXer with serious 80s credentials. Not only is she a bestselling author, she is also an educator and Duran Duran superfan.

Welcome to a new feature in which I ask an author a bunch of ridiculous questions and a few serious ones.

*Yes, just like Heathers, minus all the murder-y reindeer games

I can’t think of a better person with whom to introduce this segment than my friend, the amazing Elisa Lorello. Elisa is a GenXer with serious 80s credentials. Not only is she a bestselling author, she is also an educator and Duran Duran superfan.

Okay, Elisa, since ALL OF YOU is set in the music industry, today’s lunchtime poll is all about 80s music:

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Tags Lunchtime Poll, Fun Stuff, Writing, Gen X

Lessons of Failing, Part 1

August 7, 2023 Joanna Monahan

Which childhood dream are you glad you gave up on?

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Tags Process, Lessons in failure, August 2023
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