Karen Fitzgerald has been an actress and singer for twenty five years. Her tale of  reinvention includes launching her own company, Flying Free Productions and adding writer to her list of credits. Six years ago she left the New England suburbs for the island of Manhattan to begin her life anew after a twenty five […]

Magic is underrated. We don’t put much weight on it. Magic does not seem to have as much rhyme or reason to us as a spreadsheet does. It requires surrender to the unseen as well as faith. You can’t touch or see magic and you certainly can’t download it onto your computer screen. Or can […]

Breakdowns are inevitable. They are more than just a bump in the road. They usually occur when the journey has gotten so bumpy that you’re starting to get nauseous. However they can also happen when you think there is only smooth sailing ahead, when out of nowhere a giant pothole  looms in front  and before […]

Karen Nedler Quinn is another of the growing group of Corporate Expatriates. Karen’s first novel, The Ivy Chronicles was published in January 2005. That was followed by three more, Wife in the Fast Lane, Holly Would Dream and The Sister Diaries.  This July is the debut of Karen’s first work of non-fiction, Testing for Kindergarten. I […]

I was practicing my elevator pitch for my book on a former colleague today. When I was done he asked me if the book has a happy ending.  My reply was easy. Of course it does. I believe in happy endings. In a world that seems overly consumed with the negative and the idea that […]

Last August I wrote a series of posts on my advice to those receiving the dreaded “Pink Slip.” It’s almost a year later and while I believe the economy is starting to turn for the positive, I also think those pink slips will continue for a while longer.  Corporations like to use difficult economic times as a […]