Nan McCarthy

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

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Have you seen the new Elvis movie yet? I hadn’t been to the theater since before Covid but I was more than happy to dive back into the theater experience on opening night of “Elvis.” If you know me in real life you know I’ve been a diehard Elvis fan since I was a teenager in the ‘70s. (I mean, my husband and I went to Graceland on our honeymoon lol.)
Little Free Libraries… and a bullfrog 🐸 📚
2022 is turning out to be the Year of Fun, Friends, & Family. In April we took a road trip to Pullman, Michigan to hang out at Rusty Rocket Brewing, founded in 2020 by one of my best friends from high school, Lisa, and her husband Tim. Lisa & Tim rehabbed an old YMCA camp on Upper Scott Lake and turned it into a craft brewery and event space. They donate a large portion of the proceeds from the brewery to the community of Pullman where they live. Tim brews the beer on-site and if you’re lucky enough to visit Rusty Rocket you’ll get a personal tour of the brewery by Tim himself. We are so proud of Lisa & Tim! Rusty Rocket is open by appointment only so visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RRBbeers/ or their website http://www.rustyrocketbrewing.com/ to set up a time to sample some tasty brews and hang out with the friendliest brewers you’ll ever meet.
I sure hope they keep the KC Hearts around for a while. I love coming across them when I’m walking around town. Seeing my city fly the pride flags also made my heart smile ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🏳️‍🌈
“The earth laughs in flowers.” —Emerson
Another flight, another new book to take my mind off my fear of flying. I loved Daisy Jones and the Six by @tjenkinsreid and am already loving this one, just 50 pages in. Also, when traveling it is perfectly acceptable to have Honest honey green tea & peanut M&Ms for breakfast.
Lol ✈️ 🌾 🌻💛

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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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