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

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Fascinating read by former VA Secretary David Shulkin, who served under both Obama and Trump. If you care about veterans you should read this book. #ItShouldntBeThisHardToServeYourCountry #DavidShulkin #VASecretary #VA #VeteransAffairs #veterans #publicservants #nonfiction #biography #politicalmemoir #autobiography #veteransissues #memoir #lovetoread #bookstagram

Me: I’ll just tie string around the roasting pan so the cats don’t get into the turkey while it’s cooking overnight... Cats: As soon as she goes to sleep we’re breaking into this motherfucker #overnightturkey #foodaggressivecats #happythanksgiving2019 #catsofinstagram #rescuecats #blackcats #catswholoveturkey

When I was little I didn’t want to be Pippi Longstocking’s next-door neighbor (i.e. Tommy & Annika)—I wanted to *be* Pippi Longstocking. A coffee-swilling 9-year old who had a pet monkey, lived by herself in a house called Villa Villekulla and could do whatever she wanted. When I found this little gem in a used bookstore recently, I remembered Pippi’s monkey and that she was so strong she could lift her pet horse from the porch to the garden. But I had forgotten Pippi believed that her sea-captain father (who’d been swept overboard in a storm) was still alive and would one day come walking through the door. And when I re-read this charming book it wasn’t lost on me that I was also 9 years old when my father died. Is that why I loved this book so much as a child? Maybe. But I also think it was because Pippi’s strong, independent, and unconventional personality was everything I was not—and everything I aspired to be. #PippiLongstocking #AstridLindgren #childhoodbooks #lovetoread #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Was it derpy that this is what I read on my trip to Iceland a few months ago? Probably. I started it on the plane going out and it was a perfect way to set the tone to explore the natural beauty of such a magical place. To be honest, I’m still reading Independent People by Haldor Laxness, a beloved Icelander who won the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel about a determined sheep farmer and his spirited daughter. The story is emotionally intense and—for me at least—best read in small chunks. I recommend *not* reading the Introduction by Brad Leithauser: I was halfway through it when I realized it contained plot spoilers. What?! #IndependentPeople #HaldorLaxness #IcelandicLiterature #IcelandicFiction #IcelandicAuthor #NobelPrizeInLiterature #YesImASlowReader

Violet watching snowflakes ❄️ #blackcats #rescuecats #tuxedocats #blackcatrescue

#autumntwilight #awalkwithmyloves #zengarden #urbansanctuary #kcmo 🍂🍁🧡⛩ sound🆙

In honor of Veterans Day, Since You Went Away Part One: Winter is on sale at Amazon. 25% off the paperback ($5.95 vs. $7.95) and a whopping 75% off the ebook ($0.99 vs. $3.99). This offer applies to Part One only and expires at midnight November 11th. If you've been thinking about reading the series, Veterans Day is the perfect time to immerse yourself in the story of a modern-day military family. [link in bio] 🇺🇸 #sinceyouwentaway #militaryfiction #veteransday2019 #epistolarynovel #nanmccarthy #vetspouse #usmc

When love glows golden like autumn leaves and jewel tones and sunsets. Welcome to the family Sean. 💛🧡💜💕💜🧡💛 #joysriledup @joysimmons10

Our 1st trick-or-treater and he already wins Halloween. (He’s our neighbor so I’m kinda partial.) #Halloween2019 #HappyHalloween #bestcostume #KansasCity #KCMO 👻🎃🍁🍂🧡

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Since You Went Away, Part Three: Summer

Since You Went Away, Part Three: Summer Nan McCarthy (Rainwater Press, 2019) 216 pages F I C T I O N School’s out but the Mahoney family’s summer is anything but…

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