Tag: Writing

SOFT WHISKEY: Published by Writer’s Cafe Magazine – Issue 16 “Landscape and Maps”

If you enjoy teenage heartbreak and trips down memory lane, click here to read my short story SOFT WHISKEY. Or, you can read below: Soft Whiskey by Jessica Malen This is how it starts: with a sixteen-year-old girl’s heart breaking. It sounds like shattered glass and pink rose petals falling onto white marble in slow

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Life Lately: Winter in Scotland

This blog has fallen to the wayside lately because of full-time school, work and book writing. (Apologies.) So, I will try to round up everything that has happened since my last Life Lately and distill it into something readable… 😉 I wasn’t prepared to be plunged into the darkness of Scotland, even though I knew it

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On Leaving Michigan + Packing For My Move to Scotland

My entire life’s worth of stuff has been reduced to one international-sized suitcase, one carry on, and a backpack. To my surprise, it was easier than I thought it would be. Having grown up with divorced parents and moving 15+ times in my life so far, I have come to despise holding on to things.

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Vegan Black Bean Brownies

These ooey-gooey brownies are so decadent, you’ll never know they are fat-free and made with black beans. Full of fiber, which helps aid in healthy digestion and weight loss, these brownies are a guilt-free treat. And the best part? They’re super easy to make! Vegan Black Bean Brownie Recipe Ingredients 1 box of gluten-free and

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