Tag: writing

• Start Me Up

  The new year has rolled out and the rollercoaster has begun. In just the first half of January, there have been dramatic shifts and prods within social media, government, law enforcement, D.E.I., journalism, and more. Brad Montague touched upon the enormity of this time as ‘toomuchery.’ The world keeps changing, the world keeps staying the…

  KellyQAnderson

  January 15, 2021

  Holiday, Lifestyle, Writer Life

  2021, barrettes, blt, boston terrier, christmas vacation, earrings, etsy, forest preserve, fresh start, ina garten, lobster, midwest living, midwest writer, pandemic, present, sandwich, school, start me up, target, Writer Life, writing

• Ode to The Riviera

  The last time I went to a concert at The Riviera was a lifetime ago. Truly. I think it was 2004. I hadn’t even met my husband at that point. The concert I attended? The Killers…who were baby famous at the time (remember Mr. Brightside?). The music was great but what stuck with me most…

  KellyQAnderson

  March 20, 2019

  Lifestyle, Writer Life

  amwriting, blogging, buffett, Chicago, chicago writer, concert, electric light, fiction writer, James bay, music, novel, riv, riviera, snl, venue, Writer Life, writing

• Here we go!

  

  Either what’s old is new again or WordPress just never stopped being cool. Regardless, I’m happy to be back. Things are eerily familiar and absurdly different. WordPress was the site of my very first blog post way back in the day (2008? Earlier?!). Back then my biggest concerns were commercial real estate, Chicago restaurants, vampire…

  KellyQAnderson

  February 4, 2019

  Lifestyle

  amwriting, art, blogging, netflix, painting, writer, writing