Blogger Holly C. Berardi kicks off our Summer Reading Series by reflecting on how her beach read The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman impacted her personal life and writing. By Holly C. Berardi Every summer I have…
Blogger Holly C. Berardi kicks off our Summer Reading Series by reflecting on how her beach read The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman impacted her personal life and writing. By Holly C. Berardi Every summer I have…
Volunteer Holly interviews author Theodore Carter. The moment I heard the title The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob and Other Matters of Importance I was eager to read the book of short stories written by the Washington, D.C.-based…
Volunteer Holly honors a late literary great. The night was like a scene from Poe’s own pen: “The skies they were ashen and sober; / The leaves they were crisped and sere-- / The leaves they were withering and sere;…
Volunteer Holly blogs about cauterizing life’s wounds with writing. I recently saw the movie The Words with Dennis Quad, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde. It is the kind of movie that makes you stare at the end credits…
Volunteer Holly muses over changes in scenery. Years ago, I found myself sitting on the edge of a cliff looking out over the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The view stretched on, vast and limitless. Humbled by the experience,…
Volunteer Holly ponders the benefits of a writers group. Creative writers take little pieces of their souls and turn them into words. It’s a daunting task that requires courage and stamina. If the work ends there, then the writer can…
Volunteer Holly reminisces about the works of a literary giant. Why does it seem that famous people die in clusters? According to OnTheRedCarpet.com, 2012 has already taken many actors, musicians and others who have impacted not only their industry but…