I can’t tell you at what age I started reading, but I can tell you that since that day, I’ve pretty much never stopped.
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Books I Want to Read with My Grandkids
Tag: little house on the prairie
In 2009, I met Wendy McClure at a panel for Chicago authors. I loved her snarky but funny battle with Weight Watchers in I’m Not the New Me, and was intrigued when she mentioned writing a book about the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I never wore calico or lived underground, but the Little House […]
Welcome to our newest feature on Persephone Magazine, Deus ex MacIntosh, where I use TV to solve your problems. Today’s question was culled from an email conversation among the editors. Please note, take the following advice with both a grain of salt and with your tongue in your cheek. I’m typically funnier than I am […]
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The Secret, Wonderful World Of Fanfic
There’s a topic which I’ve seen popping up here and there in our comments recently, and that topic is fanfic. I believe fanfic is an under-appreciated art form, and I think we should change all of that right here and now. It’s time for those of us that love to curl up with our computer […]
We will always have polarizing celebrities with us, but it seems the 90s gifted us with an extra batch of kooky, weird misfits. Before I begin gleefully ripping on people, my usual disclaimer: I’m Gen. Y, I didn’t experience most of these people/their work at the height of their fame, and also sometimes I’m kind […]
The great thing about Buffy is that there are no real throwaway episodes. The one shots ““ like this week’s episode, “˜The Witch’ ““ almost always end up tying back into the overarching plots and themes the show tries to explore. They’re referenced, the characters return, or we find out one tiny bit of information, […]
I grew up in the seventies, so I was introduced to the Michael Landon/ Melissa Gilbert/Alison Arngrim version of Little House on the Prairie. Watching it was a ritual in my house growing up, and I loved it to pieces. I loved it so much that my first lunch box was a Little House on […]
While the Little House on The Prairie television show was a few years before my time (I only saw re-runs late at night or in random doctor’s lobbies), my mother bought me the complete boxed set of Little House books, which I read over and over again. My favorite books were On the Banks of […]
My brushes with celebrity are limited to the time I think I served John Mellencamp coffee when I worked the overnight at Denny’s and some of the cast of Battlestar Galactica (the new one) at a con. This was my first celebrity interview, and I’m pretty sure even if my next interview is James McAvoy […]
I have dug up as much dirt as Wikipedia, Popeater, IMDB, and People Magazine will reveal on the lives of the actresses who portrayed the Ingalls sisters on Little House on the Prairie (LHotP). Normally, reading about former child stars makes me feel a little sad, but all four of these women went on to […]
We’re jumping back to Christmas 1974 for today’s TV recap, the original airdate of my personal favorite episode of Little House on the Prairie. Let’s see what was happening in Minnesota in 1874…
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Congrats Baseballchica!
One of our writers, baseballchica03 got married this morning, which I discovered in the comments. So lets all blow bubbles at the newlyweds! Congrats, you crazy kids! Here’s to a long and delightful marriage.
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So Friday Happened
As our regular readers noticed, we were super light on posts on Friday. I was down with what I likened to the plague, our communication sort of fell apart (also my fault) and Meghan just kept plugging away, because she’s awesome and may in fact be a Cylon.
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Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats for One
In spite of the sad title, this little treat is easier than making a pan of marshmallow cereal bars when you need a little something sweet and nostalgic. They only take five minutes, they’re horrible for you and they’re delicious. I save these for special occasions, like Golden Girls or Little House on the Prairie […]