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Conversations Over Coffee: Debbie Reber

Each and every time I dive into an intimate conversation with a creative soul, I am entranced and this chat with Debbie Reber makes me swoon a little.  I hope you adore her as much as I do Tell us about Debbie  – as if every 7years (or so) of your life, Book that represented [...]

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Driven by Pat Phillips West

She draws back from the railing, covers her ears to block the sound of his voice, angry with the empty promise of his life, replaying in her head.   Last night she thought about the broken washing machine while he humped her and how she almost ran off years ago the first time he punched [...]

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Welcome to Fear & Courage

As both a writer and a life coach, I have an intimate relationship with the concepts, symptoms, and appearance of  both fear and courage.  While I prefer to think of the world and it’s inhabitants in the light of courage, it’s hard to acknowledge without openly discussing its mirror image, fear.  I’m often drawn  to [...]

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Cover Girl Jeni Britton Bauer (Part I)

When it comes to love and fear and courage and faith, I can’t help but think of fabulous women and ice cream.  I mean, doesn’t ice cream solve most problems?  Fortunately for me, I’ve discovered Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.    The brainchild of James Beard Award Winner Jeni Britton Bauer, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream combines the [...]

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Secret Fears: The Ones From Within

Did you know that we are born with only two fears?  A fear of falling.  And a fear of loud noises. All other fears are learned by association and identification. What are you afraid of?  For many people the obvious answers would be spiders, snakes and dark alleys.  Let’s face it:  these are things that [...]

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Glad You Asked by Elia Sheldon

Recently, I was in the unenviable position of having to pull data on floor area coverage for all of the houses within two hundred feet of mine.  The data was needed as part of our effort to convince the town to approve our request to build an addition onto our home.  It was a wintery [...]

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Thriving at the Edge by Deb Graham

Do you remember a moment when nothing about you ‘fit in’?  For me it happened in 2002.  Walking Wangfujing street, having recently arrived in Beijing, my senses were overwhelmed as I stopped to take it all in. The slightly sooty air filled with the spicy aroma of dim sum, Peking duck and other Chinese delicacies [...]

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Meet Singer Caroline Brooks

You may not recognize Caroline Brooks at this moment, but that’s about to change! She has worked with great talent such as Phredley Brown (Bruno Mars’ musical director,) John Fields (Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez,) and Jim Collins (Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum,) and has built loyal fan bases in cities as diverse as Austin, Washington D.C., [...]

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Conversations Over Coffee: Silvia de Vries

When it comes to knowing people via the web, I have to say it feels like I’ve know today’s Conversations Over Coffee interviewee, Silvia de Vries for 100 years.   Seriously, Silvia was one of the first folks I connected to on Twitter back in 2008.  Our friendship has consisted of exchanged confidences via Tweet, Direct [...]

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Converstions Over Coffee: Megan Eckman

I was introduced to Artist Megan Eckman by previous Conversations Over Coffee interviewee Laura Simms.  When I learned of her goal to create 365 Portraits in 2013, I was intrigued and knew I had to get to know the woman behind the project.   digital photos and get back to ink and paper, I was intrigued [...]

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The Bully Inside by Katie McClain

For 2 months after I sent my book into the world, I was stuck. It was weird and hard. How could I feel like this after giving so much time and love to something that I created with passion and that I’m extremely proud of? Someone told me that it’s normal to feel down after completing a big [...]

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The Gypsy Girl’s Guide To…

Once upon a time, I was a Road Warrior Princess.  Work took me to fabulous cities like Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, Vancouver, and Tulsa.   The more I traveled, the more I realized that I was able to find comfort and connection and a sense of home no matter where I happened to be for [...]

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Welcome to Then & Now

When the new year rolls around, it isn’t unusual for us to stroll down memory lane, exploring the past as if it were pages of a story book.  In most cases, I choose to remember the humorous and the good stories and gloss over the not-so-glorious ones.  I wonder if it’s human nature to look [...]

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Cover Girl Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch is a talented, and beautiful, young rising star having recently played Emily Asher in “Beautiful Creatures” alongside Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis and Emma Thompson.

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Man of the Moment Maestro Harrell

Our readers may recognize your name or your face, but tell us a bit about who you are, and how you got where you are today.  Well I’m and actor, producer, DJ, and overall performer. I’ve been in entertainment for what seems like forever! I actually got started around the age of 3 or 4 [...]

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The Power of Three Little Words by Debra Smouse

For as many years as I remember, I’ve been sharing with the readers of All Things Girl my personal focus for the year. The discarding of resolutions in favor of choosing a theme for my year is like creating my own personal compass  – the words are there to guide me as I make decisions [...]

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Conversations Over Coffee: Sarah Selecky

Now that All Things Girl is back up and going, we’re thrilled to be back to our interview series, Conversations Over Coffee.  Sarah Selecky – author, writing coach and so much more. Tell us about Sarah – as if every 7-10  years (or so) of your life was represented by a classic novel. We want [...]

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Please Stand By. Back on the Air.

Maybe my age is showing, but when I was a little girl, it wasn’t unusual to see color blocks or a back and white test image on the TV screen informing the viewers that the station was experiencing some technical difficulties. Well, up until recently, we were experiencing some technical difficulties here at All Things [...]

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