Tag: Melissa Bartell

From the Editor: Welcome to Men and Boys (July/August 2010)

by on 01. Jul, 2010 in ATG News

While we are obviously about shouting about the fabulousness of women, we must at times pay homage to the other sex.  When we set about choosing themes to recycle for our Retro-Year-10-Year-Anniversary, we all knew that in that vein, we should celebrate, lament, laugh, love, cry and shout about the rugged side of life.  I [...]

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Cover Girl: Lisa Loeb (Part I) with Melissa A. Bartell

by on 04. Nov, 2009 in Everything Girl, Harmony (Nov/Dec 2009)

Maryland born, and Texas raised, our November/December cover girl, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb, is known as much for the cat-eye glasses she’s often photographed in as for the way every one of her songs tells a rich story. She didn’t sing for us, but we did have a lovely conversation about everything from [...]

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Cover Girl: Esme Raji Codell (Part II) with Melissa A. Bartell

by on 02. Oct, 2009 in Everything Girl, Lost & Found (Sept/Oct 2009)

Last month, we spoke with our cover girl, Esmé Raji Codell about her thoughts on education. This month, we continue our conversation, focusing on her writing, and her mission to get children to love reading. In addition to Educating Esmé and How to Get Your Child to Love Reading, you’ve also written several children’s books. [...]

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Book Review: Indigo Awakening by Dr. Janine Talty, DO

by on 18. Sep, 2009 in ATG Reviews

“Do you have a sense that the world is about to change forever?” the back of this book asks. “Do you believe that you’re here on Earth to assist that global shift? Have you ever noticed magical abilities to see, feel, hear, move and transduce energy?” If you’ve answered yes to these and other questions [...]

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Cover Girl: Esmé Raji Codell (Part I) with Melissa A. Bartell

Cover Girl: Esmé Raji Codell (Part I) with Melissa A. Bartell

by on 01. Sep, 2009 in Everything Girl, Lost & Found (Sept/Oct 2009)

Ten years ago, the publication of our cover girl Esmé Raji Codell’s candid diary of her first year as a public school teacher was released, the world was introduced to a smart, spunky, snarky young woman who was determined to instill a love of reading in her students – and all children. This year, the [...]

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Interview: Jenn Alva of Girl in a Coma with Melissa A. Bartell

Interview: Jenn Alva of Girl in a Coma with Melissa A. Bartell

by on 01. Sep, 2009 in Everything Girl, Lost & Found (Sept/Oct 2009)

Our theme this issue is “Lost and Found,” and I believe music is one of the better ways to both lose yourself and find yourself. Recently, I found a band called Girl in a Coma, a trio of young women – Jenn Alva, and sisters Phanie and Nina Diaz – who make wonderful music together. [...]

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Sun Hats and Fresh Tomatoes by Melissa A Bartell

Sun Hats and Fresh Tomatoes by Melissa A Bartell

by on 01. Mar, 2008 in Earth & Sky (Mar/Apr 2008), Everything Girl

“Put a hat on that baby!” Those words in my grandmother’s voice haunt my earliest memories. I was a toddler in her care during the long spring and summer days when my mother was at work, and I would be dressed in a two piece bathing suit, flip flops (not the thong kind) and, as [...]

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