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A New Christmas Tradition You Can Start Right Now
A New Christmas Tradition You Can Start Right Now

This December, you don’t get just one short story because waiting under your Christmas tree is fifty-nine of them!

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book reviews, short storyMadeleine KleppingerDecember 9, 2019 Comments
What do Santa and Mr. Rogers have in common? – Thoughts on A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Film
What do Santa and Mr. Rogers have in common? – Thoughts on A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Film

Mr. Claus and Mr. Rogers are two very special people, that evoke warm fuzzies and smiles. But their commonality is something more meaningful.

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fun extras, film reviewMadeleine KleppingerDecember 2, 2019Comment
A Tapestry of True Community for the Modern Reader: A Book Review of There, There by Tommy Orange
A Tapestry of True Community for the Modern Reader: A Book Review of There, There by Tommy Orange

Each character arrives at the Big Oakland Pow Wow a different person with unique experiences yet Tommy Orange reveals through their background story one element they all share, a hope for connection to their community.

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book reviews, fiction, reading listMadeleine KleppingerNovember 25, 2019Comment
Tame Down the Tornado
Tame Down the Tornado

Damaging collisions can be controlled and repaired. Instead, travel light and airy so when you do come tumbling in, you won’t hurt those around you.

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lifestyle, work life, writing tipsMadeleine KleppingerNovember 18, 2019Comment
Helpful Habits of a Professional Writer: A Guest Post with Creator and Editor Erin Akiko Shishido
Helpful Habits of a Professional Writer: A Guest Post with Creator and Editor Erin Akiko Shishido

Because I write contemporary Young Adult, I write very ordinary characters. That’s pretty relatable, for starters.

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interview, work life, writing tipsMadeleine KleppingerNovember 11, 2019Comment
Our Witch's Story: A Book Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
Our Witch's Story: A Book Review of Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe devotes energy and empathy to the banished daughter of the Sun God in this modern retelling of the legendary hog tale.

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book reviews, reading listMadeleine KleppingerOctober 28, 2019Comment
The Fruits, Raw and Uncut: An Exclusive Interview with the Band
The Fruits, Raw and Uncut: An Exclusive Interview with the Band

Peel back the melon-choly you feel in your life and bite into a fruitful adventure.

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interview, fun extras, work lifeMadeleine KleppingerOctober 21, 2019 Comment
How to Tumble into Your Best Life
How to Tumble into Your Best Life

Let us live diving into the wind instead of shielding ourselves from the storms.

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lifestyle, fun extrasMadeleine KleppingerOctober 14, 2019 Comment
Reservations
Reservations

A young man sits for his routine bowl of spaghetti and meatballs only to have his day flipped upside down.

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short storyMadeleine KleppingerOctober 7, 2019Comment
A Happy Ending to Global Cooling: A Book Review of Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
A Happy Ending to Global Cooling: A Book Review of Early Riser by Jasper Fforde

Good stories work well to disarm us.

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book reviews, fiction, reading listMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 30, 2019 Comments
Saying No Will Help You Find the Perfect Book
Saying No Will Help You Find the Perfect Book

The key to snagging that perfect book and finishing it cover to cover is saying no. Be prepared to put down books that are not for you.

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fun extras, lifestyle, reading listMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 23, 2019Comment
Gaining Success Should Not Be Complicated – An Interview with Motivational Writer Anthony Moore
Gaining Success Should Not Be Complicated – An Interview with Motivational Writer Anthony Moore

“When you are consistent for long enough, things will start to happen. You have to knock on the door of your dreams more than once!”

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author interview, lifestyleMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 16, 2019Comment
The Lost Daughters of Stone Harbor - Part 2
The Lost Daughters of Stone Harbor - Part 2

A slight swivel in her posture and she raises her eyes to mine. She knows I have been staring at her, boring my questions into her.

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short storyMadeleine KleppingerSeptember 9, 2019Comment
Waiting a Lifetime for Love: A Review of Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Waiting a Lifetime for Love: A Review of Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

The title remains true to the course and pace of Jack and Joy Lewis’ love story. Their’s was a process of becoming.

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book reviewsMadeleine KleppingerAugust 26, 2019Comment
Achieving Balanced Binging
Achieving Balanced Binging

But if everyone is watching Netflix, are we all okay?

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lifestyle, fun extrasMadeleine KleppingerAugust 19, 2019Comment
How to Put Down Roots - Guest Interview with Organic Farmer Corbin Scholz
How to Put Down Roots - Guest Interview with Organic Farmer Corbin Scholz

“When we cultivate our minds and take chances to find something we are truly passionate about, we will also be living a dream. I practice regenerative farming, where I am making the soil healthier, keeping the water safe, and the air cleaner.”

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fun extras, interviewMadeleine KleppingerAugust 12, 2019Comment
The Lost Daughters of Stone Harbor
The Lost Daughters of Stone Harbor

She loved keeping secrets for people. It made her feel included, like she was a part of Stone Harbor, without risking being close to anyone.

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short storyMadeleine KleppingerAugust 5, 2019Comment
Could You Turn the Tide of War? A Review of CODE NAME: LISE by Larry Loftis
Could You Turn the Tide of War? A Review of CODE NAME: LISE by Larry Loftis

Loftis quotes journal entries from Odette’s captors that show she saw the glimmer of worthiness in the German officers and Gestapo agents who held her captive.

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book reviews, author interviewMadeleine KleppingerJuly 29, 2019 Comments
How Kindle Can Make You a Better Reader
How Kindle Can Make You a Better Reader

Ereaders can be the tool you need to train, for actually finishing the beautiful hardcover books you keep buying.

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lifestyle, fun extras, reading listMadeleine KleppingerJuly 22, 2019Comment
Don't Just Be a Scroller
Don't Just Be a Scroller

Story telling will never fade away, but social media is changing the dynamics. We have a responsibility to grasp onto the stories scrolling across our screens and live them out.

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lifestyle, fun extrasMadeleine KleppingerJuly 15, 2019Comment
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