My name is Michelle McCarthy, and I am a storyteller. The stories are mine, from memories, experiences, and keen observation.
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“My preteen mind couldn’t understand my mother’s sadness.”
The Trouble with Rita-Michelle McCarthy
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Pretty Persuasion
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. So, I have had a long weekend of thinking about persuasive media influences, and… Read more
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The Trouble with Rita- Chapter 6
Mothers She remembers when she was little, around five years old, playing in the front room early every morning. The radio was her teacher, with songs and commercials at her fingertips. She was acting them out…especially the ones with catchy phrases like, “You wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pep-so-dent!”… Read more
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The Trouble with Rita- Chapter 5
Kisses and Hugs “I hear hurricanes a-blowin,’ I know the end is comin’ soon, I fear rivers overflowin’, I hear the voice of rage and ruin.” Bad Moon Risin’/Creedence Clearwater Revival I remember it wasn’t always this way, my tortured relationship with Rita…when I was a child, my mother would kiss me goodbye at the… Read more
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