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Lisa Smith Molinari

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Born

in Johnstown, Pennsylvania , The United States

Website

http://www.themeatandpotatoesoflife.com

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MolinariWrites

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Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Chick Lit

Influences

Erma Bombeck, David Sedaris, Tom Wolfe

Member Since

March 2017

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Lisa Smith Molinari is the author of hilarious and unique memoir, The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com, which Kirkus Reviews calls "[m]emorable autobiographical essays capturing the service of motherhood with candor, humor, and grace."

"Readers will relish Molinari’s self-deprecating anecdotes about aging, marriage, and anxiety. The volume includes memorable one-liners ... as well as lessons on hard work and gratitude." ~ Kirkus Reviews

"[T]here is a palpable sense of wonder for everything from a dog’s shedding to parenthood: 'It’s an incredible privilege to watch a human being grow.'" ~ Kirkus Reviews

Weekly, Molinari writes the award-winning syndicated column "The Meat and Potatoes of Life," which appears in Stars and Stripes, the ...more

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Lisa Smith Molinari After 10 years of writing a weekly column, I am intimately familiar with writer's block. Prior to the pandemic, my best way of dealing with it was to …moreAfter 10 years of writing a weekly column, I am intimately familiar with writer's block. Prior to the pandemic, my best way of dealing with it was to go write at a coffee shop. Something about all those human beings milling around was thought-provoking. I always find good material when I people-watch. Nowadays, being shut down with my family has provided pretty good fodder, and when we are sick of each other, I go into my little town and find a spot where I can people-watch while social distancing.... Can't wait for the pandemic to be over!(less)

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Lisa Smith Molinari I write creative non-fiction. It is so cool that the stories of my family's life -- my kids, the dog, the bills, the holiday chaos, the marital rough …moreI write creative non-fiction. It is so cool that the stories of my family's life -- my kids, the dog, the bills, the holiday chaos, the marital rough spots, all of it -- are memorialized in print, in a relatable humor book that I can hold in my hands and pass down to my children and grandchildren. That's pretty cool. (less)

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The Drama of Summer Storms

As the storm clouds expand and come closer, the muggy, stagnant summer air abruptly shifts as if it��s being inhaled by a giant in the sky.

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Silent Child (Silent Child, #1)

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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

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