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The possibilities of batik fabrics! In yesterday’s post, we created the quilt block that is the focus of the batik quilted cushion cover. Using the Banyan Batik line, Mary, we sewed… Read More

Glad you’re here! Today we will double the fun with a second quilted cushion cover. In yesterday’s post, we quilted and assembled a cushion cover. We’re using the rust co… 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 am pleased to share a post by a Guest Blogger today by the name of Mary Gutierrez Mary just published the following article and I thought it was important enough to feature here: M… Read More

Madonnas  -Non-fiction by Christine Beck – Teacher. Nurse. Secretary. Three acceptable careers for a young woman when my mother was a girl. I became a high-powered corporate lawy… 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

"Can a high school dropout turned top economist give a new perspective to the Fed?" PBS NewsHour 12/13/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Mary Daly dropped out of high school and ended up as presiden… Read More

  Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during th… Read More

Zoot Alors! My Christmas Spirit is at a fever pitch! It's time to get in the Holiday Groove with some Cool Yule Tunes!   Please note that it might take a minute for all the vide… Read More

Father Christmas and Me by Matt HaigPublished: 12th October 2017 | Publisher: Canongate BooksMatt Haig's WebsiteIt isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive… Read More

رسائل تهاني رأس السنة 2019، يرى العž… Read More

CGMagazineBrendan Quinn Red Dead Redemption 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 – Images Provided by RockStarI love Westerns, outlaws, and grimy and gritty portrayals of that wonderfully viole… Read More

"Troubling video sparks more questions about treatment of migrant children in shelters" PBS NewsHour 12/31/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Troubling videos from inside an Arizona migrant children… Read More

Sadie by Courtney SummersPublished: 4th September 2018 | Publisher: Wednesday Books Courtney Summers' WebsiteA missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast following the… Read More

There have been a couple of things that happened a few weeks ago that really upset and angered me. First there was the news that Kathleen Hale, an author who stalked a reviewer who wrote a n… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.In February, Imi of Imi Reviews Books and Ellie of Faerie on the Shelf are hosting F/F February - a month long reading challenge "to get as many people re… Read More

Monsters by Sharon DogarPublished: 7th February 2019 | Publisher: Andersen PressSharon Dogar on Twitter1814: Mary Godwin, the sixteen-year-old daughter of radical socialist and feminist writ… Read More

The march to American Theocracy, or religious domination."State battles over abortion policy anticipate a post-Roe world" PBS NewsHour 1/31/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Proposed legislation in… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.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 w… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.January saw the creation of a brand new, specific diverse reading challenge! Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019 is a reading challenge to… Read More

Committed:  Civil Rights and the Struggle for JusticeValerie Sweeney PrinceCivil rights were first constitutionalized in the 13th Amendment.  However, the fact of civil rights as a… Read More

MARCH 2019 1st – Weisman’s Warriors ALS Benefit  CM Performing Arts Center  Oakdale, NY Come out and support this benefit for ALS Awareness.&nbs… Read More

APRIL 2019 2nd - Emily Duff Band  11th St Bar  NYC Emily Duff's recent album release, Maybe in the Morning, is a brilliant piece of work that deserves your atten… Read More

In yesterday’s post, I gave you the fabric requirements and cutting instructions to make the beautiful and easy quilt pattern, Deep Waters using the wonderful Banyan Batiks Color Bloc… Read More

In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their li… 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

This post contains affiliate links.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… Read More

NOTE:  See links to report here"Trump claims exoneration from report Democrats call ‘damning’" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  The redacted Mueller report on pos… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.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 w… Read More

MAY 2019 2nd - Dead Ringers  The Warehouse  Amityville, NY This Dead meets Bluegrass combo, that features the following multi-talented players: Jimmy Flemin… Read More

  EXHIBITION OVERVIEW "For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Today, I'll be taking part in the 'I Should Have Rea… Read More

aka 'The March to Theocracy,' government by the Bible."With abortion measures, states see chance to challenge Roe v Wade" PBS NewsHour 5/15/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  With the Supreme Court's… Read More

I am mad. I am so, so angry. I am sick to death of the way some authors treat bloggers/reviewers. Sick to death. I am absolutely fuming. Because when will it end?Back in January, the hurt an… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.Legendary Beings is a series in which I'll talk about beings from folklore, mythology and legends that I haven't read about yet, and the books I discover t… Read More

Sapphic RetellingsThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.I'm wanting to try and read more f… Read More

Fibromyalgia is a condition that affects millions of people in North America. While typically thought of as an “everyday person”s condition, there are a number of celebrities who… Read More

Leading with My Heart – Non-Fiction by Virginia Foley – Leading With My Heart “Leading With My Heart” by Virginia Foley“Well he seemed so low that I could… Read More

An alarming situation will soon knock the doors of those U.S. citizens who have failed to report their income from crypto transactions or might have underreported such income. This is so be… Read More

Anyone else guilty of binging Netflix shows or movies a little too often? As I’ve gotten older, I’ve turned into more of a homebody and one of my favorite ways to entertain mysel… Read More

The only thing better than an inspirational quote is an inspirational quote about things you should never do. You should never judge a book by its cover. You should never count y… Read More

JULY 2019 2nd - King Wellington  Coastal Kitchen & Daiquiri Bar  Bay Shore, NY Catch an evening of calypso and reggae sounds as parlayed by the one and only King Wellin… Read More

CGMagazineLiam Ferguson Ahead of the film’s world premiere at FrightFest in August, the trailer for Jen and Sylvia Soska‘s Rabid arrived yesterday. This is a remake of th… Read More

CGMagazineBrendan Frye The horror genre has recently become a vessel to tell complex, heart-wrenching stories. The nature of horror provides the freedom to dive into the deepest recesses of… 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

Celebrating the  diversity of the Long Island Music Scene AUGUST 2019 1st - Nancy Atlas  Good Ground Park  Hampton Bays, NY Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More

50 years ago today, The Woodstock Festival took place in White Lake, NY.  It was an event that transformed the youth culture and established the Music Festival template that continu… Read More

"Hong Kong demonstrations cool, but police, Beijing vow consequences" PBS NewsHour 8/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Although Hong Kong's airport is back up and running, the city’s politi… Read More

When you live with Chronic Pain, you often find yourself juggling various mood swings. It’s hard to stay positive when you’re in pain all the time, so here are some quotes to hel… Read More

Resilience of African American women is helping to shape the future. In fact, faith, personal fortitude, clear inner vision and determination, hallmarks of resilient African American women… Read More

As I make progress and hash out some of the underlying issues that have caused my depression to intensify at different times in my life, I am beginning to see the value of visualizing my… Read More

Wonder Woman by George Perez. Copyright by DC Comics. Social media platforms have provided many benefits for many types of people. It allows businesses and artists of many mediums to prom… Read More

Image by Marvel Comics  Having the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is certainly something to be excited about: they are one of Marvel’s biggest comic book properties an… Read More

   Shazam: The Power of Hope. Copyright by DC Comics. Author’s note: I would like to thank my good friend Don Gill for recommending this topic for the article. I hope he… Read More

Even if you do not suffer from depression, the journaling process and the kind of deep inner exploration and evaluation it provides can be a key part of a wellness process. Why journ… Read More

You can huff and puff, but you can’t blow The Brick down. It’s endured decades of debauchery in Kansas City. God willing, The Brick will give us 21 more years of live music, grea… Read More

Pen names or pseudonyms have been around for a long time now. People who use a pen name try to make it catchy and memorable according to what suits their genre. It has been observed that wri… Read More

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Do you want to grow your business, or are you struggling to keep it up and running in Plano, Texas?Whatever the case is, a combination of technology resources and the digital world is the be… Read More