I understand authors, especially incredibly famous ones like Stephen King, may get a kick back for making book recommendations. Or maybe...

My backyard is still lush and green, but along the edges of my yard sit a couple yellow leaves as big as pot holders and as beautiful as...

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder as my July freebie, but the description reminded me of...

I don't know how many posts and comments I've seen where the unvaccinated are screaming into the air about how their constitutional...

I'm stumped. This is my first experience reading a book by author "Riley Sager "and I'm not quite sure what to think. I didn't love...

The US Census reporte preliminary numbers for their 2020 count on Monday and it reported that New York would be losing a House seat (and...

CW: This post was written over the course of several months, and it took all those months to write. It contains many medical references...

Albany, NY is a city of 98,000 (pending 2020 Census numbers) sitting along the Hudson River 130 miles north of New York City. It is the...

Warning: This post may “meander” a bit. This topic riles me up. I am a busy person. I have a full-time job, a husband, and two daughters...

*Trigger & Language Warning* A few years ago I left a toxic job very abruptly. To say I had a bad day was an understatement. I had...

Scrolling through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter has been interesting. Telling. If you're mourning the loss of this man,...

The devastation that is unfolding in Texas is heartbreaking to watch and infuriating to know that it could have been avoided. This post...

*Language warning As I begin writing this review of Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad, I simply don't know if I have the words to...

As with a lot of books I read lately, I picked this up as my monthly freebie for being an Amazon Prime member. Black Forest by author...

To title this review anything other than what it is would be giving away some of the unexpected story lines that unfold, albeit a bit...

As you are aware, I got married for a second (last) time in January 2020. We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary on January 3,...

I'm not shocked or surprised at what happened yesterday in our country's capitol. If you are, you haven't been paying attention. This has...

It's Candace Cocktail Hour - Christmas Edition! This week's drink - Tiramisu Egg Nog. Your bartender has been hard at work finding the...

This drink is one I made frequently but never actually tried. Bonus! I like the song too! This week's drink—Tequila Sunrise. Inspired by:...

Candace’s Cocktail Hour Day Two! Tonight’s drink is in honor of my favorite show, Supernatural, ending after 15 seasons. I wanted to find...