Nan McCarthy

author of Since You Went Away, Chat, Connect, Crash, & Live ’Til I Die

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If Violet had a Facebook account her profile would say “In a relationship.” With the WiFi router.
I don’t always go to Whole Foods, but when I do I stop and smell the petunias.
One week ago today. The reason we were in Mexico. Christopher & Camila. 09.04.21. Beautiful wedding. Beautiful couple. Beautiful memories. Thank you for letting us share in the story of your love.
It’s Friday 🌀☮️🌀
I confess. These photos are for me. So I won’t forget.
When your nephew and his bride tell you they know a good place to stay in Mexico, believe them. Thanks @c.j.mccarthy & @camisuescun 🤍
Some of the creatures we met in Mexico. Not pictured: the blue morpho butterfly we came across on our walk one morning. Also not pictured: the spider monkey who stole a bunch of bananas from a food cart while we were eating lunch. My faves: the blue morpho (of course), the quail, and the coati which is similar to a raccoon but with a longer snout (last photo).
More airplane reading. I’m a bit of a nervous flyer and it helps me a lot to have a fun book to dive into as soon as I’m settled in my seat. I want to be already engrossed in the story by the time the plane takes off and this one did the trick. Nothing too taxing on my brain, just enough to distract me from thoughts of engine failure and emergency water landings ✈️ 😅
Throwback to that time my hubs and I found a giant stuffed Berner at a garage sale and bought it for our son’s Berner.

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  • Wondering what to read this July 4th weekend?
  • For the Ones Who Startle Easily
  • Since You Went Away, Part Four: Fall
  • Buy: Since You Went Away (Part Four: Fall)
  • Looking for a way to honor veterans & celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday?
  • You don’t have to believe the Atlantic article to know Trump doesn’t respect our military
  • New print editions celebrate the 25th anniversary of Chat
  • I’m not a fan of surprise military reunion videos and here’s why
  • Buy: Since You Went Away (Part Three: Summer)
  • Buy: Since You Went Away (Part Two: Spring)
  • Since You Went Away, Part Three: Summer
  • Since You Went Away, Part Two: Spring
  • Student Interview: Writing & the Writing Life
  • How I Got the Idea for Since You Went Away
  • Buy: Since You Went Away (Part One: Winter)
  • Since You Went Away, Part One: Winter
  • Shit On a Shingle
  • Shot and a Beer
  • Live ’Til I Die: Student Interview
  • Vegetable Soup
  • Gooey Butter Cake
  • A Very Dry Martini
  • Bacon & Eggs
  • The Last Time I Saw My Dad Alive
  • My Favorite Scary Books
  • For Those Who Make Art
  • To My Sons: What I Would Like for Mother’s Day
  • New ebook editions of Chat, Connect, Crash now available
  • Buy: Chat (book 1)
  • Buy: Connect (book 2)
  • Buy: Crash (book 3)
  • Buy: Live ’Til I Die
  • Chat: book one
  • Connect: book two
  • Crash: book three
  • Timeline: a publishing history of Chat, Connect, & Crash
  • A Hero’s Welcome: Parades & Promises
  • Summer Shandies
  • Nan’s Top Secret Extra Special Super Duper 
Philosophy on How to Write A Book
  • excerpt: Live ‘Til I Die: a memoir of my father’s life
  • Gray Hair
  • A Journey to the Center of Time

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