January - February 2009 | Journeys


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Cover Girl Laura Bell Bundy (Interview: Part 1) with Melissa A. Bartell

There are many kinds of Journeys that we take in life: the one from child to woman, from wannabe to star, and from the place we’re born to the place we eventually live. In part one of our interview with Laura Bell Bundy, we discuss her Kentucky roots, her writing process, and the way she […]

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Man of the Moment Brian D’Arcy James with Samara Leigh

Brian d’Arcy James is a lucky man, indeed. He loves what he does for a living, has a beautiful wife and daughter, and just recently celebrated his tenth wedding anniversary. James has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career on Broadway that shows no signs of slowing down. Over the past two decades he’s played a […]

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Following My Heart, Retaining My Spunk, and Being Constructive by Deb Smouse

It’s been years since I have been a regular church-goer. It isn’t that I don’t have faith; it’s honestly that I have discovered that I don’t need to be IN a church to find my God. On occasion, however, I do find comfort and peace in attending Mass at a Catholic Church.
No, this […]

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Communication Error by Bev Hamel

Never mind that I am a communications major. Never mind that I tried to bundle and save a year ago with one wired carrier who drilled holes in my roof and supplied me with a wireless TV system that never worked and phone lines that went dead during thunderstorms. Never mind the undiscovered leak […]

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With a Little Bit of Luck by Melissa A. Bartell

Generally speaking, I don’t believe in luck. Or at least, I don’t believe in it as something controlled by external forces. I think horoscopes are entertaining, and fortune cookies are just for fun, and the tarot is an interesting experiment, but I could never let any of these things inform my decisions or guide my […]

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Embracing Your Inner Humbug by Shanna Trenholm

By the time you read this, unless you are my editor, another holiday season will have come and gone. The only reminders of merriment and excess that remain are the tree that needs untrimming, the extra five pounds around your waist from eating one too many potato latkes, and the vestiges of that nasty hangover […]

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