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Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.

Handwriting on the Heart

I never saw his handwriting. I saw all of him physically, and a whole lot of his heart and soul, I think. But never his handwriting. Not a card, not a note, not a to-do list. He was careful that way, the same way

Published October 31, 2012
Categorized as Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

Russell Means, Pro Se

I’m not sure Russell Means ever knew my name, even though I once strolled (quaking in my boots) into his hospital room in search of an interview. He did deign to answer a

Published October 23, 2012
Categorized as Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Uncategorized

Of George McGovern and Lost Innocence

You could say it was because of George McGovern that I had my first rum and Coke. You could also say it was because of George McGovern that I became cynical about politics. You could also say it’s because of George McGovern that I’ll vote next month. The evening before the presidential election, November 1972.… Continue reading Of George McGovern and Lost Innocence

Published October 21, 2012
Categorized as Life in the 50s, Memoir, Politics

Jane Wiegand Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Mailing lists are funny things. Once an error is introduced, it’s next to impossible to get it out. My sister and I have lived in this Arlington apartment for eight years. We get the

Published October 19, 2012
Categorized as Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

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