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My dad died right after my first novel was published

Man makes plans, and God laughs. It’s overused and clichéd, but it’s true.  And if…

Money & Career

So you want to self-publish a book. Here’s what I learned from experience.

In 2006, I came up with (what I felt was) a brilliant idea for a…

Lifestyle

After 25 years apart, a YouTube movie trailer reunited these long-lost twins

They had the same hairstyles growing up.  They loved the same nail polish color and…

Lifestyle

This pup’s reaction to his brother is something all siblings can relate to

You know when you’re living your life, just enjoying a gorgeous day, when out of…

Lifestyle

That time I accidentally acted in a foreign film

I’m not an actor. There’s a reason why I stuck with modeling and never ventured over to…

News

Why the viral phenomenon of “realistic Disney Princesses” matters

Let’s talk about how Disney Princesses are getting real. Sure, they may still be the…

News

“I was a size 6 model and told to go ‘plus-size'”

It’s a bit of advice you don’t really forget, especially as a brand new model….

Lifestyle

Mo’ne Davis responds to her online bully in the best way possible, is an inspiration to us all

Many of you know Mo’ne Davis as the baseball phenom: she, along with one other…

Entertainment

Why every woman should be paying attention to UFC 184

I’ll be the first to admit that mixed martial arts is not for everyone. It’s…

Lifestyle

Ways to beat the winter blahs because that’s a thing

Lifestyle

Little tricks for learning a new language that nobody teaches you in school

I married into an Argentine family.  My husband is a first-generation American on his mother’s…

Lifestyle

Problems we overly empathetic types know all too well

Being empathetic is a great thing. Sometimes it feels like the world is in short…