After many months of being closed to writing and editing projects, I am officially relaunching The Ameri Brit Mom Writing and Editing Services. This was a business that started in January 2022 as a way to serve the writing needs of clients from all over. As an editor, I have had the privilege to workContinue reading “Relaunch of The Ameri Brit Mom”
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Something Like Heaven
November Short Story– Snow is falling as Jordan visits her shut-in Mamaw. Jordan shows up preoccupied with life and worried about clearing the snow away. However, as she sips on coffee and talks to Mamaw she is reminded of the memories the snow holds and how when we remember the people and things of theContinue reading “Something Like Heaven”
Remember God: A Book Review
Title: Remember God Author: Annie F. Downs Publisher: B & H Books Copyright: 2018 Author Annie F. Downs is raw and witty in this retelling of a year in her journey to discover the answer to the question: Is God kind? Beginning with her initial disappointment of being single in her mid-thirties, Annie sets out to embrace herContinue reading “Remember God: A Book Review”
Gratitude Gift to My Readers
The Ameri Brit Mom Writing and Editing Service is approaching the end of it’s tenth month as a business and brand. As a gift of gratitude for my readers I am offering FREE edits for up to 5 pages for anyone who pledges $1/month or more to my Patreon page. You can choose to haveContinue reading “Gratitude Gift to My Readers”
TABM Updates
It’s been a while since I updated on all that’s going on with The Ameri Brit Mom. I wanted to take a minute and showcase this business that I have been working so hard to cultivate. The Ameri Brit Mom Writing and Editing Services is my passion project and something that brings me joy andContinue reading “TABM Updates”
Guide to Hosting a Book Club Freebie
This is my first school year since I began my teaching career 12 years ago that I do not teach an English class. I am exclusively a World History teacher and I am loving that role. However, English runs in my veins and I am missing some of the class discussions and learning surrounding novelsContinue reading “Guide to Hosting a Book Club Freebie”
My Favorite Banned Books
My experience in the classroom and with online teacher forums has led me to question the recent pushback from families and stakeholders over curriculum. While it may seem like a new trend that has today’s educators hyper-vigilant about what they post and send home, it is far from a new experience in the profession. InContinue reading “My Favorite Banned Books”
The Measure: A Book Review
Title: The Measure Author: Nikki Erlick Publisher: William Morrow Copyright: 2022 Life changed for everyone the day the boxes arrived. The world awoke to a wooden box with a single string inside. Before long, the phenomenon of the strings and their purpose became clear–each string is a measure of the amount of life that remains for each person.Continue reading “The Measure: A Book Review”
The Thursday Murder Club: A Book Review
Title: The Thursday Murder Club Author: Richard Osman Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright: 2020 Four elderly pensioners living in Cooper’s Chase, a retirement community in England, make up the membership of the secret Thursday Murder Club. Each week a retired detective, nurse, psychologist and intellectual gather around the jigsaw table in the community meeting room and discuss crimes andContinue reading “The Thursday Murder Club: A Book Review”
The Closing Shift
Encounters with big time celebrities don’t happen in the small, British town of Belford, so when V finds herself making tea at the local cafe for an A-lister she is caught off guard. She was used to the painstaking customers from the pensioners court down the road-not gorgeous men from London. In this short story,Continue reading “The Closing Shift”
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