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Girl Gone Reading: Black Boy Out of Time - A Memoire
*Language warning As I begin writing this review of Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad, I simply don't know if I have the words to...

Heather C Fazio
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Girl Gone Reading: Black Forest - it doesn't have to be October to enjoy horror
As with a lot of books I read lately, I picked this up as my monthly freebie for being an Amazon Prime member. Black Forest by author...

Heather C Fazio
Feb 17, 20212 min read


Girl Gone Reading: The Other Wife
To title this review anything other than what it is would be giving away some of the unexpected story lines that unfold, albeit a bit...

Heather C Fazio
Jan 27, 20212 min read


Girl Gone Authentic: The first year of marriage
As you are aware, I got married for a second (last) time in January 2020. We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary on January 3,...

Middle Aged Mama
Jan 26, 20218 min read


Girl Gone Smart: The f**k was that? The CoupKluxKlan.
I'm not shocked or surprised at what happened yesterday in our country's capitol. If you are, you haven't been paying attention. This has...

Heather C Fazio
Jan 7, 20211 min read


Girl Gone Drinking: Drink Tiramisu? Yes, please!
It's Candace Cocktail Hour - Christmas Edition! This week's drink - Tiramisu Egg Nog. Your bartender has been hard at work finding the...

Candace Barry Curtis
Dec 30, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Drinking: On this snowy day, drink tequila!
This drink is one I made frequently but never actually tried. Bonus! I like the song too! This week's drink—Tequila Sunrise. Inspired by:...

Candace Barry Curtis
Dec 17, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Drinking: Grave Digging
Candace’s Cocktail Hour Day Two! Tonight’s drink is in honor of my favorite show, Supernatural, ending after 15 seasons. I wanted to find...

Candace Barry Curtis
Dec 7, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Drinking: The Black Widow
Welcome to Candace cocktail hour! In my former life I was a bartender for something like eight years. I made tons and tons of fancy...

Candace Barry Curtis
Dec 6, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Smart: "Fake News" needs to leave our house with Donald Trump
I think that many people forget, me included sometimes, the Press Corps was created specifically to hold government accountable. It's why...

Heather C Fazio
Dec 4, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Local: So this chick in Albany...
I knew of her before I met her. We have 56 mutual friends on social media so I would see her photos, some of her posts, but most of all I...

Heather C Fazio
Nov 21, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Smart: Season 4 of The Crown - disappointing
Fair warning: Possible spoilers - read at your own risk. When I was a child, I remember hearing a rumor about my Great Aunt Daisy and her...

Heather C Fazio
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Smart: That "two-days after the 2020 election" post. Let's discuss.
Have you seen the Facebook post going around lately that says something like... "I'm sharing this on my page two days after the 2020...

Heather C Fazio
Nov 13, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Smart: Well I was standing on the corner of...
*Language warning* The fact I have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isn't a secret to anyone who knows me. I'm incredibly open about it because...

Heather C Fazio
Oct 26, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Reading: What would you do if you met an alien?
I'm sorry to say this is going to be one of those reviews where I'm hard pressed to give too much detail, because the devil is in those...

Heather C Fazio
Oct 15, 20202 min read


Girl Gone Smart: The bodacious, audacious fly
I had started writing a post about the presidential debate last week, but realized I had absolutely nothing enlightening, funny, or new...

Heather C Fazio
Oct 8, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Local: Tedisco out of his league with Dr. Zucker. Vote McCalmon.
Jim Tedisco has been the New York State Senator for New York's 49th Senate District, which includes parts of Saratoga, Schenectady and...

Heather C Fazio
Sep 21, 20204 min read


Girl Gone Smart: Cuties - Trigger warning
Guest post by: Abbe Hanley Trigger warning: sexual abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, and racism. Note from GGS: I've been seeing a...

Heather C Fazio
Sep 14, 20203 min read


Girl Gone Reading: Best book I've read in a LONG time
Alright folks. This is going to be one of those book reviews that isn't really a review of the book because there isn't much I can tell...

Heather C Fazio
Aug 30, 20201 min read


Girl Gone Eating: Corona Cooking with Chrys
For this week's meal prep I made cheesesteak stuffed shells and roasted broccoli with garlic. I based this off of a recipe but changed it...
Christina Salisbury
Aug 29, 20201 min read
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