by Julie McGue | Jun 11, 2025 | That Girl This Life
An Interview with Podcaster & AuthorMike Carlon Mike Carlon Podcaster & Author When I learned podcaster Mike Carlon had a new book coming out, I dove at the chance to interview him. Mike and I first met in 2021 when he invited me to guest on his podcast...
by Julie McGue | May 28, 2025 | That Girl This Life
You Can If You Want To Julie McGue Author On a recent spring visit to the Chicago suburbs, my son and I bundled up my two-year-old grandson, Huck, and ventured out for a frigid stroll around the block. We assumed Huck’s pace, a tempo that was at one moment a...
by Julie McGue | May 14, 2025 | That Girl This Life
Musings on Motherhood, Loss and Legacy Julie McGue Author For many of us, the observance of Mother’s Day this past weekend was complicated. Spousal loss, mother loss, child or sibling loss, and the push/pull of continued fractured relationships can make observing the...
by Julie McGue | Apr 23, 2025 | That Girl This Life
An Interview with author Jean Kelly Widner“Chosen, Special, and Wanted” Jean Kelly Widner Author Until last month, Jean Kelly Widner and I had never met in person, however we had been keenly aware of each other’s work through the tangled web that is the adoption...
by Julie McGue | Apr 9, 2025 | That Girl This Life
Pride, Aging, and the Importance of Friendship Julie McGue Author “I know I should feel guilty or something,” I said, my fists balling up in my lap. My friend Linda studied me over the Caesar salads we always enjoy at our favorite waterfront restaurant. I’d spent the...
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