Courtney Lynn Mroch's Blog, page 17
March 1, 2018
Bye, Bye “Shadyside” – Hello, “Reaper Pines”
For years, I have been working on a book I had originally titled “Shadyside.” A lot of years in fact. Over a decade probably. It’s come together quickly at times, and then I’ve hit snags where it sidelined my creativity (and, worse, enthusiasm) for years. […]
February 28, 2018
Have You Noticed Anyone Missing Lately?
Do you use Facebook rather regularly? If you want to try a humbling and eye-opening experiment, give it up for at least two weeks. Even better, go a month or more if you have the strength. (Which becomes easier if you can make it to […]
February 19, 2018
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
A friend of mine, Jade Walker, gifted me The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society back…well, I don’t even know when. A while now. I finally read it and wow. Enchanted. Delighted. Smitten. This book is a marvel. At first I didn’t think I’d like […]
February 16, 2018
Gun Control? Riddle me this, Batman…
Soon after the Parkland shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, Everytown for Gun Safety tweeted that it’s the 18th school shooting of 2018. Which it is, according to their statistics. However, the Washington Post published a great article explaining why […]
January 22, 2018
The Dangers of Partisanship
Am I Republican or a Democrat? Does it really matter? Do you really even care? I have to be honest. Your party affiliation matters naught to me. I’m more interested in your emotional IQ. What the hell does that have to do with politics? […]
January 16, 2018
Year in Review: The Shows That Turned Me On In 2017
What were some of your favorite movies and TV shows in 2017? I got to thinking about the shows I enjoyed the most for whatever reason. Be that I binged them like mad, they made me think, they stuck with me, or some combo thereof. […]
January 5, 2018
Now Playing: My Chicken Soup for the Soul #FriendFriday Interview!
It’s an exciting day! My Friend Friday interview with Chicken Soup for the Soul’s editor-in-chief, Amy Newmark, is now live! You can listen to it here: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/p... I talk about my story, “Just Ask,” in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone: 101 […]
January 3, 2018
Guess Who Has the Biggest Button? (It’s Not Trump)
Donald Trump is once again letting his insecure freak flag fly and showing his lack of maturity with his Tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than Kim Jong Un: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his […]
August 21, 2017
Will the Eclipse be as Cool as the Shuttle Launch and Glaciers?
My excitement has been ramped up for weeks now about today’s solar eclipse. But just how cool will it be? As awe-inspiring as the shuttle launch we once saw? As breathtaking as Alaska’s glaciers? Today’s the say I’ll get answers to my questions. I’m nervous […]
August 16, 2017
Two Exciting Chicken Soup for the Soul Developments
I’ve shared this news on my personal social media accounts, but I’m bad about utilizing my personal blog to shout out developments in my writing life. (Honestly, Haunts Jaunts is all-consuming this time of year. Especially because I’m working on rolling out two major expansion […]
