Carrie Rollwagen

Today Is Beautiful: A Visit to Mae Salon in Avondale

November 7, 2018

Yesterday, I was eating lunch at Pizitz when a woman stopped me to tell me she liked my hair. This isn’t…

November 6, 2018

Obviously, we're voting for the thrill that comes with being good citizens and to make real and lasting change in our…

November 5, 2018

I’m not going to waste your time giving you the “please vote” spiel because you’re already getting it everywhere else. But…

November 4, 2018

There are lots of good reasons for wanting to incorporate reading into your weekends — it’s a way to relax while…

November 3, 2018

Isn’t it lovely to imagine curling up with a book? And isn’t it difficult to actually do it? As a book…

November 2, 2018

The very first time I planned a blog, I was excited. The whole thing seemed full of possibility. I might become…

November 1, 2018

November, apparently, is the month for writing bonanzas. There’s Nanowrimo, where the goal is to write an entire novel (well, a…

January 2, 2018

I get excited about making New Year’s resolutions — I love the newness of a fresh start, and I get really…

November 22, 2017

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving — and then, barely hours after the turkey’s been eaten, in the wee hours of Black Friday, the…

October 30, 2017

I’ve wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember, but I didn’t write a draft of a…