by Pat Marcello | Sep 22, 2025 | Pat Life, Writing
I have been writing professionally for more than 30 years. Sold my first short story in 1995 to a Christian magazine, and got a $75 check! Why was that important? Because my mother didn’t think I’d make any money from a creative profession. I really wanted...
by Pat Marcello | Apr 19, 2017 | Pat Life, Writing
OK, so in my last post, we established something I hate to admit — I’m on the road to old. In some ways that totally sucks, but in others, it’s amazing! Though our bodies get older, our brains (barring any debilitating disease), continue to grow. My...
by Pat Marcello | Mar 22, 2017 | Pat Life
So, I sit here contemplating the horrid fact that in a few short months, I’ll be eligible for Medicare. Yep. The sound of that is very scary to some. They see it as “Old Age,” “Over the Hill,” and “Done For.” Silly geese....
by Pat Marcello | Oct 17, 2010 | Pat Life
Don’t you love Sunday morning? Everyone is respectful of the day and things are pretty quiet on Sunday morning. I remember when I was a little kid, growing up in Pennsylvania. EVERYTHING was closed. That made me hate Sundays. First, I had to get dressed up,...
by Pat Marcello | Oct 10, 2010 | Pat Life
Image via Wikipedia About three years ago, I said that I’d never go to Starbucks. I mean, who would be dumb enough to pay $5 for a cup of coffee, right? Well… They built one right across the street! How dare they! And my daughter says, “You...
by Pat Marcello | Oct 8, 2010 | Pat Life
Hmm… Shannon definitely has lofty aspirations, thinking she’s my puppet master. Ha, ha, ha… That has never been the case and never will — This is a hole where a picture of Shannon used to be but she made me take it down. just so you know....
