by Julie McGue | Apr 10, 2024 | That Girl This Life
The Comfort of Strangers: Seatmates – Part 2 Julie McGue Author A few weeks ago, I shared an essay highlighting how strangers often appear out of nowhere to boost or comfort us in a moment of need. Sometimes, though, the person with whom you share space and...
by Julie McGue | Mar 27, 2024 | That Girl This Life
What Is It About Belonging? Julie McGue Author One of the things I enjoy most about my late-in-life writing career is speaking to book lovers, readers, and my tribe, those within the adoption triad–adoptees, birth, and adoptive parents. Writers are by nature solitary...
by Julie McGue | Mar 13, 2024 | That Girl This Life
The Comfort of Strangers: Seatmates, Part 1 Julie McGue Author Have you ever had a stranger appear in your life at just the right moment and provide the help or comfort that effectively changed the course of the day? I had two such episodes over the course of a...
by Julie McGue | Feb 28, 2024 | That Girl This Life
Stay Safe Out There Julie McGue Author Since mid-January until the end of February, my immediate and extended family honors the birthdays of ten very special people. That’s a lot of cards, gifts, toasting and consumption of treats– carrot cake is the hands down fave!...
by Julie McGue | Feb 14, 2024 | That Girl This Life
Love Letters Julie McGue Author The birthday I share with my twin sister – and now a grandson, too – falls a few days before Valentine’s Day. For as long as I can remember my twin sister and I have celebrated our birthday together, and the star of the show is always...
by Julie McGue | Jan 31, 2024 | That Girl This Life
Responsible Party Julie McGue Author A glance at my watch told me I needed to hurry. I grabbed my purse and scrambled for the elevator. When the doors slid open, a man about my age tumbled out. “This isn’t the lobby?” he asked, a confused look washing over his face. ...
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