I’m thinking about spending four days or so in the next few weeks in Dutchess County, New York. You know, the Poughkeepsie area, about an hour or so north of Manhattan, where the most popular time for a visit is fall foliage.
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.
Short and Sweet
I’m a list-maker, and hence, of course, I make resolutions. Twice a year, actually, once at this time of year, and once on my birthday, June 21. This year, the one in which I will hit the double-nickel in terms of years, marks my shortest list of resolutions ever, just eight words: –Work less, play more.… Continue reading Short and Sweet
Dear Old Dad
Life with my father, Bernard No-Middle-Initial Rigney, could be a challenge. He drank a lot, though according to his definition–“can
In the Fullness and Richness of Time
Last week, I attended the funeral of Remedios “Mima” Cabacungan, who died at 102. I’d never met Mima, but her daughter Reme and I cross paths every year at our parish’s 5 a.m.