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“No” is definitely not your favorite word. You can’t stand to hear it in any form. You can’t stand to read it and you very...

Your grandmother always loved stories. Nobody could tell them like she could, either. She was full of tales of caution and thrift and could remember...

Imagine all the things that could be. Go back to school, you could be a doctor or lawyer. Save money, and you could be rich(er)....

The “Save the Date!” notices went out months before. You had the hall you wanted, the dress made you look like an angel and the...

Do you know yourself well enough? You know your height and weight. Favorite color, sense of humor, likes and dislikes, history and mysteries. Sure, you...

by Terri SchlichenmeyerFor New Pittsburgh CourierYour best friend knows everything she needs to know. She knows your secrets, and the dreams you hold. She chases away your insecurities, your sorrows are her burdens, your joy is her triumph. Your best friend knows your heart, and loves you better for it. And in the new book “The Sweetest Hallelujah” by Elaine Hussey, a friendship that starts with a secret ends with a forever bond.

Absolutely nobody can stop you. Oh, no. You’re too determined to be deterred from what you want. You’ve got plans, you’ve got might, and you’ve got the guts to make it all happen. If there’s somebody in your way, watch out! You’ll run them right over. Then again, there are times when even the unstoppable is halted in its tracks. And in the new book “His Third Wife” by Grace Octavia, the octagonal red sign is up ahead. Mama Fee was not letting her daughter go through her nuptials alone.

The first time he laid eyes on her, your father thought your mother was the most beautiful girl in the world. She thought he was a pain in the neck, all gangly with legs going this way and that, asking her out until she couldn’t say anything but “yes.” It didn’t take long for her to realize, though, that she couldn’t lay her hands on a better man. You know the story of how your parents fell in love, but there are a lot of things you don’t know about them. And in the new book, “A Family Affair” by ReShonda Tate Billingsley, finding out could be a painful thing.

When the music starts, your feet do, too.

by Andrew C. Hughey, Esq. In his novel The Lincoln Professor, former student affairs administrator (and my former professional client at the University of Pittsburgh), Dennis E. Donham, deals with deadly serious issues currently plaguing our college campuses—sexual assault and alcohol abuse.