The Unexpected Pleasures of More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter

A Guest Post by Leo Babauta Recently, I finished reading Book 7 of the Harry Potter series with my youngest daughter Noelle. We cried, laughed, gasped in shock, cried some more. It was quite a journey, reading all seven books with her, and it took us four or five years. Amazingly, it was my fourth … Continue reading The Unexpected Pleasures of More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter

Blogtoberfest 2016 – And How

Pumpkin Watch 2013 - I think we can do better this year. Blogtoberfest at The Jump has been an annual celebration of all things Octobery and bloggy for a while now. This year, the gist is largely the same. I'll be blogging feverishly about all of the October things I love -- horror movies, fall … Continue reading Blogtoberfest 2016 – And How

…And the Winner is

The votes are in and a winner has been chosen! Beat your hands on the desk or laptop briskly for a drumroll, please... The winner is Natasha Clark, author of The Wicked Mrs. B! Natasha is the founder of The Lioness Group, a full-service media relations firm in Springfield, Mass., and publishers of Lioness magazine. … Continue reading …And the Winner is

NAOS, The EMP, Drum Fest

Blogtoberfest Guest Post #5, by Leo Mazzeo It’s been a fair amount of time since I last visited North Adams for the annual Open Studios Event there.  My last foray was as a guest exhibiting artist.  This time out was as an interested spectator and arts indie blogger. The decumbent autumnal greyness overhead saw the … Continue reading NAOS, The EMP, Drum Fest

A Citizen’s Guide to First Monday, Part 1

  Blogtoberfest Guest Post #4, By Joe Schneiderman The First Monday in October is when the new term of the Supreme Court of the United States opens.  The occasion is momentous and highly anticipated. The first cases that have received certiorari review are argued. Similarly, a lengthy list of cases that are not going to … Continue reading A Citizen’s Guide to First Monday, Part 1