My best friend can tell you precisely how many steps it is from the door of her condo to the door of her soulmate’s place. (It’s less than 100.) While they’re together at night, they see
Author: Melanie
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.
Finding Creativity in the Mundane
My sister went to a neighborhood arts festival last weekend and has been talking about one vendor in particular. The woman makes jewelry from motherboards. “I’ve seen the inside
The Charming Contradiction of Arlington
We’re a strange bunch in the People’s Republic of Arlington County, Virginia. Liberal, yet fiscally prudent. A great place to start if you’re fresh out of college… or to start again after the kids leave the nest or you get divorced or if you have another life-altering event. Here’s a recent example. I overheard a… Continue reading The Charming Contradiction of Arlington
Standing Firm
I was on team for a Catholic women’s retreat last weekend, and it was a marvelous experience. I’m still mulling over… as are many of the rest of us who were there… a fellow