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IT’S A CINCH BY THE INCH Reaching your goals one step at a time By Martha E. Fagan, RN, BSN As threatened in my two previous blogs I’m finally writing […]...

The Possibility of Unity By Martha E. Fagan, RN, BSN Again, this week my intention was to write about the fresh start of a new year—beginning the year strong, discussing […]...

Winter can be the perfect time to get lost in a good book, and there’s not much else to do this winter in particular! On one of these cold winter […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Kirikou and the Sorceress And now for something completely different, to start the holidays with the right film, this week we propose a traditional […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: River of Grass   For the third week in a row, we watch a film by one of the most important indie filmmakers in […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Night Moves  This week we remain with the American director Kelly Reichardt and the film she made after Meek’s Cutoff (last week’s recommendation). Shot on […]...

THANKS…GIVING By Martha E. Fagan RN, BSN Spoiler alert—Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and this year was no exception.  It was drastically different, painfully poignant and surprisingly hopeful.  I was […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Meek’s Cutoff   After three weeks with Brazilian cinema, we return home with the rare gem of a recent Western directed by a woman.  […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: The Second Mother   For the third and last week in a row, we recommend a Brazilian film, this time directed by a woman, […]...

TAKE CARE.  STAY SAFE.  BE WELL. By Martha E. Fagan, RN, BSN When was the last time you paid attention to the “complimentary closing” of a letter or, more likely, […]...

From the movie corner of Graziella:   After his acclaimed 2012 debut Neighboring Sounds (last week’s recommendation), writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho followed up with another film about his hometown, Recife. Aquarius (2016) takes a […]...

More from the movie corner of Graziella: Neighboring Sounds  This week’s film takes us to Recife, the largest urban area of the Northeast in Brazil.  Set in a middle-class neighborhood and […]...