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Guest Post: Hudson Valley RWA: Rebirth of a Small but Mighty Chapter
By Dawn M. Barclay, Chapter President When I became president of the Hudson Valley RWA in July of 2019, it was more the result of an...


Grey’s Anatomy Captures Covid Reality
By Lori Perkins I’ve been wondering just what we’re going to do as writers when we chronicle 2020. Are we going to skip the year...


Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo Writing Cinderella Stepsisters Film
By Lori Perkins Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo At Golden Globe Awards in L.A. on Jan 15th, 2012. Chris Pallezo/AP The comedy writing team...


An Among Us Love Story: Pandemic Romance Through Gaming
By David T. Valentin They say love finds its way some way or another, and that held especially true during the pandemic. With a few...


4/20 is a Day for Women to Celebrate
By Lori Perkins With the legalization of marijuana in 17 states (as of today), 4/20 becomes more of national holiday than ever before...


You Me Badness: Louise Linton’s Marvelously Awful Film
By Lori Perkins Do you like bad movies? I mean classic turkeys that you just have to tell everyone about, and maybe even Tweet out a...


Guest Post: Silver Linings - The Pandemic and the Gray Hair Revolution
By Sophie Tanner With hair salons closed for months, women all over the world have taken the opportunity to stop dyeing their hair and...


Book Review: The Conductors: Murder & Magic #1 by Nicole Glover
The Conductors: Murder & Magic #1 by Nicole Glover Reviewed by Laura Fliegel Historical murder mystery ★★★★★ The Conductors is a fantasy...


What Women Have Known All Along: Red Wine is Good For You
By Lori Perkins A study came out last week that, once again, revealed that one glass of red wine a day is a good thing for most women. ...


Book Review: First Down (Sharks Football #1) by Leslie North
First Down (Sharks Football #1) by Leslie North Reviewed by Cardyn Brooks New Adult contemporary romance Hot ★★★ As Savannah Sharks...


Bachelor Star Colton Underwood Comes Out as Gay
By David T. Valentin Taken from @Coltonunderwood on Instagram Former Bachelor season 23 star, Colton Underwood, has come out as gay,...


It’s Official: J-Rod is No More
By Lori Perkins When I saw Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez and then J-Rod trending on Twitter this morning, my stomach knotted. It was...


Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song Welcome Their First Baby
By David T. Valentin Image Taken from @brendasong on instagram For those who have been living under a rock these past week, Macaulay...


From Vacillation to Vaccination: Maintaining My Writing Career and Sanity During COVID-19
By Dawn M. Barclay (who writes as D.M. Barr) The COVID-19 pandemic hit me with a double whammy. First, I’m an author of a “certain age,”...


Will We Really Be “Revenge Shopping” When We Return?
By Lori Perkins I read an article this morning that according to Rataken, the online consumer commerce and retailing site, this summer...
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