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Image via Getty Kyrie Irving’s Jersey Gift To Aly Raisman Sparks Rumors Last night the Boston Celtics handily defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-88. Kyrie Ir… Read More

"How Texas Senate race reflects state’s demographic divide" PBS NewsHour 10/17/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Considered one of the most expensive races in the country this election year, t… Read More

"At this college, academic excellence requires passion for the social good" PBS NewsHour 10/16/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  At New Jersey’s Rutgers University, a new honors program for un… Read More

It’s that time of year again, moving out of pumpkin latte weather into hot cocoa weather, getting ready to celebrate the holiday season. Unfortunately, along with the merriment, decora… Read More

"Newark Youth Court gives juvenile offenders a jury of their peers" PBS NewsHour 11/30/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  How should efforts to implement criminal justice reform handle minor offenses… Read More

2018 is drawing to a close, and people are starting to share their lists of 2019 books they're looking forward to, and I'm joining in! Regular readers will know what a huge fan of retellings… Read More

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Van Fleisher will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. C… Read More

One of the radio stations I listen to on a regular basis is WFDU 89.1 FM which comes out of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey.  My favorite show on the station… Read More

"How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost" by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati (ProPublica Illinois) and Dan Mihalopoulos (WBEZ), ProPublica 1/16/2019Legalizing video poker and slots… Read More

What are your plans for this weekend? I will be assembling my new IKEA wall shelf unit, along with a few other items. I also plan to rearrange my furniture because it seems apt to give m… Read More

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of getting dressed, taking a look in the mirror and loving what you see. We all have days when we feel better about the way we look than others… Read More

Welcome to Once Upon a Retelling! I'm a huge fan of retellings, and I'm really interested in hearing about authors' own love of the original stories, and what inspired them to retell those s… Read More

I steer clear of these three topics as a general rule, but I am becoming increasingly worried about myself. I seem to have developed an addiction to BBC Parliament. I have got to know more a… Read More

In 1984 I rushed out to by an album entitled Alf. Up to that point, I had bopped around the dance floors of the home counties, word perfect on such synthpop classics as Don’t Go an… Read More

What a few days it has been for me in the city of dreaming spires.  Melvyn BraggI don’t like to brag, but I soaked up the words of wisdom of writer and broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg… Read More

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of Concorde 002 and in recognition of this momentous day, Sally Edmondson shares a personal memory. As a Concorde enthusiast, I am lucki… Read More

Baby Make Like a Tree – Poetry by Joanna Kurimsky – – About the Author – Joanna Kurimsky Joanna Kurimsky is originally from New Jersey, where… Read More

Dreena Collins’ hobbies include eating Thai food, unintentionally waking at 3.30 a.m., and falling over.   Her writing has been shortlisted and long-listed in numerous writing c… Read More

Juanita Shield-Laignel is feature writer and Editor for The Jersey Life magazine.  When she isn’t writing, she multitasks as wife, mother, friend, artist, holistic therapist… Read More

Over the last twelve months, the Jersey Writers Social Group has attracted some younger members whose writing shows enormous potential. Mach Thomas is one of those members who, only recently… Read More

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. The author will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour… Read More

If I had any doubts about the genius of Ruby Wax, they were blown out of the main doors of a packed Jersey Opera House last night as Ruby, together with a monk and a neuroscientist enli… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on abortion law battles, 2020 generational divide" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks… Read More

Inspired by making a short story longlist recently, I’ve spent the last few weeks entering both novel and short story competitions, ever hopeful that, one day, I might make someone&rsq… Read More

JUNE 2019 For those who haven't heard the sad news:  The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this  June… Read More

It was my birthday back in April and one of my presents was a ticket to see Albert Lee and Band in concert on the 5th June 2019.  Anything to do with the theatre and/or live music makes… Read More

Threadbare – Fierce Fiction by Christine Heuner – I’m shivering in a hospital gown and Hanes underwear. A nurse brings me another blanket, crisp with hot starch. I w… Read More

Umbrella pines at Praia do TrafalI’ve started winding down now. When I close my eyes… I can hear the hypnotic sound of Atlantic Ocean waves lapping over the hot, ochre-coloured… Read More

I’ve done a fair amount of travelling in my time, although a fair amount is never enough when it comes to travel. I’ve experienced long and short haul delays. I’ve been gro… Read More

CGMagazinePreston Dozsa For those who don’t purchase each new edition of EA Sports’ NHL franchise annually, it’s often difficult to tell just how much it has evolved on a… Read More

BlumbergExcelsior Corporate Services, Inc. is now offering to file S-corporation status filings for corporations formed in the state of New Jersey.  Previously, Blumberg only offered th… Read More

I am in boho mode. When I wake up in the morning the first thing I see are a pair of brown legs. As I drowsily come too, I realise they are attached to me. These are not my legs, sadly&helli… Read More

The day started gazing up at the Liver birds, Bertie and Bella, perched on top of the Liver Building and would end with more birds… birds that I had waited my whole adult life to… Read More

The Jersey Writers Social Group has recently had the pleasure of welcoming Abigail Summer as a member of the group. ABIGAIL SUMMERAbigail is an English author, based in Northern France, just… Read More

“Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Well, maybe not just yet. After all, I have only been blogging for four months. But thanks to readers like you, my day… Read More

I Can’t Even Get to Hell – Nonfiction by John Mancuso – After the first of my many cousins died from cancer, the extended family started getting together every August… Read More

Cartoon Credit: Patrick Chappatte, who draws for Le Temps, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the German news magazine Der Spiegel and the International New York Times.I have never tried to hide the… Read More

It was a simple plan. I empty the dishwasher, and then you fill it. The empty dogfood cans in the sink that were full of water and soaking shouldn’t have entered the equation. But whe… Read More

I first met James Sillwood after a presentation by the talented Jersey writing trio The Blonde Plotters, at the 2017 Jersey Festival of Words.   After the session, James asked if anyone… Read More

My commute takes me through scenic countryside. Coming out of retirement, I am in a different location with the same company. The commute in is about an hour now. And many of the road… Read More

My mind has still not completely let go of slow drivers. Or the frustration and anger that I was feeling. I haven’t fully accepted not letting other’s actions change m… Read More

I am realistic when it comes to travelling.  No trip goeswithout a hitch.  Trains, boats and planes rarely run to schedule, they are susceptible to the weather, and they go te… Read More

This frustration is getting to be a thing with me. I have written about it twice before. I have thought about it and put it through my WRAP plan checklist to see if I could figure out… Read More

I left Jersey at 09.15hrs on Friday with Flybe, headed for Birmingham.  It was a perfect day for flying.  We took off on time and arrived on time.  Then Flybe had a wobble whe… Read More

Today I’m featuring an article by Guest Author Nicole Ross Rollender. Her bio is at the bottom of the page. She’s written an excellent post about Omega-3s and Omega-6s and h… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump at the G-7, Democratic debates" PBS NewsHour 8/30/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy… Read More

New Jersey Interior Designer Philip La Bossiere (This post about interior decorator Philip La Bossiere was originally published on June 29, 2011) Interior designer Philip La Bossiere asserts… Read More

LongFin corporation, which was founded in the Year 2017, located in New Jersey United States as a Cryptocurrency firm was caged down by the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay about $… Read More

Online businesses have transformed the world we live in today. Due to both the growing mobile penetration and developments in technology, online businesses are able to be beneficial.In a way… Read More

Marijuana Has Truly Gone Mainstream In just seven short years, cannabis legalization has spread from a tiny slice of the overall American population (4%) to over a quarter of the country… Read More

Binance acquires WazirX for an estimated $5-10 million. This will enable Indian users to buy and sell cryptocurrency with Indian rupees (INR) on the Binance Fiat Gateway from November 25 onw… Read More

CBD 2020: What to Expect + Our Top Predictions by Aaron Cadena at CBD Origin Over the last decade the CBD market has made some huge strides forward, but, in 2019, the market has exploded. Fr… Read More

By Michael TobiasIt doesn’t matter whether you own your home or rent it, there are many ways that you can make your living environment more energy efficient and considerably healthier… Read More

Two things are on my mind this morning. My ability to get out of bed in the morning and a mysterious charge to my checking account. Sometime after I went to bed last night, I was char… Read More

For some reason, I thought I was special. I was sure that certain things only happened to me. My life and experiences are unique, but I was positive that my trials and tribulations we… Read More

Anthony’s, the Jewel on Grand, is as Italian as it gets. Anthony “Butch” Spino and his sons, Vito and Anthony III, are alpha males with voices deeper than Brando, hair thic… Read More

COVID_19On the scale of pandemics, the novel coronavirus, commonly referred to as COVID-19,[1] is unprecedented and ranks among one of the worst in human history, not only in terms of its vi… Read More

According to official data, more and more Kiwis turn to online gambling. Over the past 18 months, locals have spent NZ$381 million on gambling websites and the number continues to grow. Howe… Read More

Any significant event in our life over time acquires myths. People tend to be mistaken about what is happening. So the appearance of compression knitwear, as well as the treatment with it of… Read More

Charles Dow was the owner and editor of a newspaper. He joined forces with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser to create a newspaper called the Customer's Afternoon Letter in 1882. The pap… Read More