Tag: midwest writer
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City Girl Confessions: The Art of Missing Home
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. My husband once proclaimed that five days is the ideal getaway. Shorter than 5? That’s great. But longer? That’s when home sickness can start to creep in. Hold up, though. I’m not talking about the slow ache that can come from deep longing-…
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St. Patrick’s Day, Somewhat
7am Coffee and a protein bar Leprechaun hijinks M&M pancakes for the kids Research for kitchen lighting Church and high heels Squash soup and a muffin Editing for 3 hours 575 words for a ‘How to’ freelance pitch A half-assed dinner with a little bit of everything thrown in Kids Baking Championship Homemade chocolate chip…
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City Girl Confessions: Desperately Seeking Spring
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. There’s something really disheartening about checking the weather forecast and seeing single digits…again. I get that we live in the Midwest, but c’mon! The first day of Spring is slated for March 20th. How may I rejoice in the switching off of seasons…
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City Girl Confessions: A Local Shop In Full Bloom
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor. It’s challenging to shop local. There, I said it. We live in an era of quick convenience. We can order things straight from an App or smartphone. With just a few quick taps, I can track a pizza delivery, queue up a latte…
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City Girl Confessions: All The Ways to Warm Up
City Girl Confessions is my recurring column published via The Glencoe Anchor I still haven’t fully defrosted from the Polar Vortex. Perhaps I won’t until the first flower of Spring blooms. That would be fine because the way I see it, if we are stuck in the thick of winter, we simply must adapt. We must…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions with Brittany Drehobl
You guys, get ready for me to throw the book at you, because Convos with Writers is back and my new interviewee will basically convince you that the hottest club in town is your local library and you will need to HIT IT UP TODAY. She’s a marathoner with a master degree. A Cubs fan…
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Convos with Writers: 11 Questions with Wendy Altschuler
Imagine surfing in El Salvador Kayaking in Big Sky, Montana Strolling atop the Burj Khalifa in Dubai Wandering the markets of Hong Kong Traversing a glacier in Iceland Practicing yoga in Mexico Now imagine that you’re paid to do this. More specifically, paid to write about it. Such is the life of travel writer and…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions with Nathan Bransford
If you are in the writer world, then you already know of Nathan Bransford. His website/blog is lauded with awards from Writers Digest. He is a former literary agent and CNET social media manager. His tips for querying are recommended by some of the biggest names in books (ahem, Veronica Roth). He penned a trilogy…
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Convos With Writers: 11 Questions with Lisa Jakub
You already know Lisa Jakub and that’s okay. You know her from her work in Mrs. Doubtfire or Independence Day or maybe even George Lucas in Love, that viral video before ‘viral’ was actually a thing. She’s a face you grew up with and there’s probably a part of you that recalls a sweet childhood or…
Kelly Q. Anderson 