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From coast to coast, and around the world …
I was eight years old, surrounded by Barbies and a plate of chocolate chip cookies. I sat on the floor of my grandparents’ living room on a warm summer night as a familiar sound played through the television speakers. “From coast to coast, and around the world, it’s time to Praise the Lord.” 10:00 pm.…
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Make it Work!
Happy birthday to the fabulous Tim Gunn!My older daughter loves Project Runway, and I told her, you know, Christian Siriano was once a Project Runway contestant and he won. She immediately wanted to watch his season and we finished season 4 last night. And a young Tim Gunn fan was made!I always love how he…
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Ode to Billy Joel
Once upon a time, this boy I knew took the lyrics from Billy Joel song “Only the Good Die Young” and changed the words about Virginia the Catholic Girl to better fit Katherine the Assembly of God girl, and he and his friends would sing it on school bus trips or in the last five …
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Don’t Stop Believing-download today!
Super excited to announce the publication of my young adult novel, Don’t Stop Believing, available for Kindle download on Amazon. Available in paperback soon. Don’t Stop Believing is the story of Mara Gordon, the daughter of a small town Pentecostal minister, trying to graduate high school in 1997. Mara’s world is turned upside down when…
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Nikki Giovanni
Celebrating one of my favorite poets. This is from her poem, “ego tripping (there may be a reason why)”
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Dear Judy #6: Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson
Dear Judy, As I’ve told you before, Just as Long as We’re Together is one of my all-time favorite books. So much so that my copy from 4th grade was on my shelf throughout high school, and made the trip with me to a college dorm and a first apartment and my adult home. So…
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Dear Judy Blume …
This was first drafted on July 23, 2023 after viewing the documentary Judy Blume Forever on Amazon Prime. Dear Judy Blume, The other night I sat down to watch Judy Blume Forever, the documentary about your life. At 43 years old, I sat in my chair, wiping tears from my eyes as the credits rolled.…
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Katherine Hamadeh 