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Recent Posts

  • MASKS FOR LIFE: Wearing a mask is liberating. I’m not saying good-bye for good to mine yet.
  • QUICKIE Q&A WITH ACTRESS HOLLY ADAMS: The art of audiobook narrations (and a peek at OPPOSITES ATTACK’s version)
  • OPPOSITES ATTACK: THE AUDIOBOOK. A long journey and rebirth
  • 2020: The Ups and Downs, a New Year’s Eve Invitation, and Wedding Photos!
  • Q&A: Jill McCorkle on dolls, dollhouses, tiny objects and what they have to do with writing and life

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MASKS FOR LIFE: Wearing a mask is liberating. I’m not saying good-bye for good to mine yet.

June 21, 2023 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

It took me a nanosecond to embrace wearing a mask when the pandemic hit. Aside from deterring all airborne infections and reducing the risk to others, it checked these boxes: • No one sees my “phony smile” • No one sees me talking to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Essay, Grief, Medical, Pandemic Tagged With: Covid, RBF, tinnitus

QUICKIE Q&A WITH ACTRESS HOLLY ADAMS: The art of audiobook narrations (and a peek at OPPOSITES ATTACK’s version)

June 16, 2023 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

Holly Adams, narrator of Opposites Attack, isn't just a voice actress. She works in contemporary film, easily tackles Shakespeare, teaches how to be a clown, walks on stilts, and more. Earphone and Independent Audiobook Award winner, and Audie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books by Jo, Entertainment, Q&As, Voiceovers & Narrations Tagged With: Audie awards, audiobook narrating, audiobooks, clowns, Earphone, Holly Adams, IAA, Murder Mystery Adventures, stilt walking

OPPOSITES ATTACK: THE AUDIOBOOK. A long journey and rebirth

May 26, 2023 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

Bonjour! Summer is here and the thrill of new travel odysseys beckon. I’m thrilled to share that my culture clash novel set in the South of France, Opposites Attack, is finally an audiobook. For various reasons, the project kept dying on the vine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Books by Jo, Cooking/recipes, Relationships, Travel Tagged With: culture clash, learning French, Provence

2020: The Ups and Downs, a New Year’s Eve Invitation, and Wedding Photos!

December 17, 2020 by Jo Maeder 2 Comments

A Year Like No Other How many times in 2020 did you say: “What a year!” I hope you didn't lose a loved one to Covid-19 or meet with financial ruin. Surely, someone reading this has and you have my deepest sympathies. Please keep reading. I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Grief, Love, Pandemic, Travel Tagged With: Love, pandemic, Planner5D, reset, Travel, what matters

Q&A: Jill McCorkle on dolls, dollhouses, tiny objects and what they have to do with writing and life

September 9, 2020 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

    "I have always loved dolls. And yes, there are still within the love, those that have creeped me out!" - Jill McCorkle Jill McCorkle is a bestselling, award-winning author of unforgettable novels and short stories. She was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Blog, Dolls, Entertainment, Family, Love, Pop Culture Tagged With: Baby Thumbelina, Charlie McCarthy, Danny O'Day, dollhouses, Dolls, Dr. Ruth, Japanese wig doll, Jill McCorkle, Liddle Kiddles, Nancy Anne Storybook. Wednesday's Child Doll, Thoreau dollhouse

How My French Work Exchange Journey Led to a New Life and Love

February 12, 2020 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

Hotel de Cours de Thomazeau in Castillonnes, France. A few years ago I stumbled on the blog Enjoy Living Abroad and began a vicarious journey through Karen McCann and her husband Rich. In 2004, these intrepid Americans decided to live one year in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Blog, Travel Tagged With: cultural exchange, France, HelpX, travel with a purpose, traveling solo, work exchange

Chapter 1 of Zerk ‘Em and Pull the Push Rods: A Wry Squint at Aviation in the Mid-20th Century

September 10, 2018 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

“Something went terribly wrong,” the stranger said. “Katie’s been in the hospital since her operation last month. She wanted me to call you. She’s on a ventilator and can’t speak.” Katie was my father’s widow. After George Weitz died in 1985 at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aviation, Blog, Books by Jo, Family Tagged With: Aviation, CAA, FAA, Marines, military

The Tale of the Squirrel-proof Bird Feeder

May 24, 2018 by Jo Maeder 2 Comments

Let me explain why I was so determined to outwit the squirrels stealing birdseed from the wild birds I'd attracted to my yard. Of course they didn't see it as stealing. It's their natural right to snarf up anything they can. And boy are they smart. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Essay Tagged With: Deborah Rivel, Julie Zickefoose, Squirrel-proof bird feeder, The Bluebird Effect, Wildtones

Life Works in Mysterious Ways: How losing my last sibling gave me more than just a new perspective

May 9, 2018 by Jo Maeder 3 Comments

I once wrote an essay for AOL about getting through Mother’s Day when Mom is no longer here (the essay is no longer here as well—so much for everything living forever online). Now I’m faced with Mother’s Day without my brother, Art. Every day without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books by Jo, Fundraising, Grief, Love, Medical

When A Video of Someone You Know Goes Viral (in a bad way)

March 4, 2018 by Jo Maeder 3 Comments

It was bound to happen. Someone I knew and consider to be a nice person behaved badly, a bystander made a video, it went viral, this person lost their job and now must mentally wear the scarlet letters IPH (Internet Public Hanging). I don’t want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Pop Culture, Technology Tagged With: Jon Ronson, regrets, Shaming, trolling, viral video

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