by Julie McGue | Aug 19, 2026 | That Girl This Life
Mom’s Mail Julie McGue Author “I have mail for you, honey.” Mom’s whisper isn’t intentional. Three years ago, when she turned ninety, her voice became soft, raspy. And her inability to project isn’t helped by the fact that she often forgets to put in her hearing...
by Julie McGue | Aug 5, 2026 | That Girl This Life
Choosing a Rock Julie McGue Author In September, I will hike a section of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain with a group of fourteen women, creatives who are published authors, aspiring writers, and watercolorists. The 100-kilometer route, for which I have...
by Julie McGue | Jul 22, 2026 | That Girl This Life
Blending the Old and New Julie McGue Author Like me, many of you gathered with family over the July Fourth holiday week. It was a hectic time, wasn’t it? Weather-related travel delays, heavy storms interrupting outdoor meals, scorching beach days, grocery runs,...
by Julie McGue | Jul 8, 2026 | That Girl This Life
Buntings, Fireworks, and the Ties That Hold Julie McGue Author As I pull out the bins of Fourth of July decorations from the storage area, I realize that this year I need more than patriotic buntings and paper plates. I need extra folding chairs, more hot dog buns...
by Julie McGue | Jun 24, 2026 | That Girl This Life
The Longest Day Julie McGue Author As some of you know from following my writing, I plan to walk a section of El Camino de Santiago in northern Spain this September. It will be my second time. My return trip is less about the exercise or the pilgrimage and more about...
by Julie McGue | Jun 10, 2026 | That Girl This Life
I’m a Miss Rumphius Wannabe Julie McGue Author When I was a young girl, I remember my parents loading up my siblings and me into Mom’s green station wagon—the one with a third row facing the street beyond—for a trip to the international terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare...
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