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A Fun Frolicking Adult Holiday Picture Book – Schmuck the Buck Schmuck the Buck, written by EXO Books and illustrated by

Book Reviews

October 19, 2020 Cynthia Varady

Educated by Tara Westover | Review

I just finished Educated by Tara Westover this morning, and I am moved by the sheer magnitude of her memoir.

Book Reviews

May 31, 2020 Cynthia Varady

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard Book Review

Truthwitch is a fantasy novel by author Susan Dennard.

Podcast Writing

May 2, 2020 Cynthia Varady

An Encounter with Fairies

This story was originally written for the podcast, Drive With Us. An Encounter with Fairies recounts the first time I witnessed fireflies.

Writing

April 27, 2020 Cynthia Varady

A quick internet search for ‘writing contests’ returns an avalanche of information from contests for previously published works, unpublished works, novels, flash fiction, short stories, creative non-fiction to personal essays, the list goes on and on. But what about a writing contest for crafting a blurb for a fictitious book?

Education Mommyhood Writing

March 30, 2020 Cynthia Varady

Home School Project #2: Card Making

How do you check off a writing and art assignment in one go? Create a card for a family member. In our case, we created cards for my nieces’ first birthday.

Mommyhood Parenting

March 24, 2020 Cynthia Varady

Homeschool Project #1: Easy Homemade Ice Cream

COVID-19 has us stuck inside with our kiddos, trying to figure out how to teach them. Here’s a great project that will get your blood pumping, provides a quick science lesson, and has a tasty payoff.

Book Reviews

March 21, 2020 Cynthia Varady

Iliad: the Reboot by Keith Tokash

Let me begin this review of Iliad: the Reboot by Keith Tokash by saying how I grew up reading Greek myths filled with larger than life heroes, aloof gods, and beasts of epic proportions. Imagine my surprise when a copy of Tokash’s satirical novel fell into my lap. This is how every myth should be retold. I want to Iliad reboot everything: Siddhartha, the Bible, the Kama Sutra. “Iliad reboot” it all!