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Christy A. Schmidt
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Treasure
Treasure

When Gwen unearths a five-hundred-year-old pirate treasure, she is forced to question what is fact—and what she treasures.

2017

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Christy A. Schmidt
Christy A. Schmidt

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Hadrian’s Hall

·Jul 13

Do It for Them, Doom Them: Break Your Helicopter

Your kid has low self-confidence. Or your child suffers from anxiety and depression. And you know, somehow, that it’s your fault. You’re a crappy parent. So, you try harder. You choose your child’s activities and friends. You solve your child’s problems and make your child’s decisions. Perhaps you’ve witnessed that…

Parenting Advice

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Do It for Them, Doom Them: Break Your Helicopter
Do It for Them, Doom Them: Break Your Helicopter
Parenting Advice

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Hadrian’s Hall

·Jul 3

I Challenge You to Overcome 3 Risks and Share Your Story

Gather ‘round the fire and stand to share your truth On Friday, April 21, my husband and I, and another 150 people, attended the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum Native American Stories of the Night Sky. …

Oral Tradition

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I Challenge You to Overcome 3 Risks and Share Your Story
I Challenge You to Overcome 3 Risks and Share Your Story
Oral Tradition

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Hadrian’s Hall

·Jun 20

High Tech Manners: Communication Etiquette Makes You the Bell of the Ball

Why didn’t your friend answer your text? Why did your target customer not answer your email? Why did your coworker reply to your text in a snippy tone? Did your friend mean something by her ALL CAPS email? These tech communication quandaries result from tech disconnect. What is tech disconnect? …

Etiquette

10 min read

High Tech Manners: Communication Etiquette Makes You the Bell of the Ball
High Tech Manners: Communication Etiquette Makes You the Bell of the Ball
Etiquette

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Warts & All

·Jun 17

Tongue-Tied, Term-Tripping, And Terrified? We Should Blame The French.

Mispronunciation is not your fault Tongue in a knot? In daily speech, you may not be aware of words you mispronounce. And you may not recognize the culpability of the French. But I digress. Mispronouncing a word can blow a date or an interview — and it certainly won’t impress…

Mispronunciation

8 min read

Tongue-Tied, Term-Tripping, And Terrified? We Should Blame The French.
Tongue-Tied, Term-Tripping, And Terrified? We Should Blame The French.
Mispronunciation

8 min read


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Warts & All

·Jun 13

Peculiar Puppy Parents and Patty

“I never had trouble with names. You spend some time with them until you get to know them. Get to know what she’s like. Princess here? She was just so expectant to be waited upon.” Belinda cuddled her teacup poodle against her neck. …

Social Commentary

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Peculiar Puppy Parents and Patty
Peculiar Puppy Parents and Patty
Social Commentary

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Manual Focus

·Updated Jun 18

Encouraging Court Decision Sends Copycats to the Doghouse

Let’s call it The Prince Rule Resampling music. Painting over a photograph. Fan fiction. I may be in the minority who finds these pseudo-creative practices bereft of talent and blatant acts of copyright infringement. But I stand my ground. Consider the recent (ever-ongoing) Richard Prince lawsuits. In 2014, when Prince…

Prince

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Encouraging Court Decision Sends Copycats to the Doghouse
Encouraging Court Decision Sends Copycats to the Doghouse
Prince

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Hadrian’s Hall

·Jun 7

Brand Personality: How to Happily Be Your Customer’s Bestie

I’m back to help budding entrepreneurs with some pointers on how to build your company and solidify your market share. Today, I’ll help you make friends. And money. When industry experts throw around the term “brand personality,” they mean the human characteristics attributed to a brand. Consider if your brand…

Branding Strategy

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Brand Personality: How to Happily Be Your Customer’s Bestie
Brand Personality: How to Happily Be Your Customer’s Bestie
Branding Strategy

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Warts & All

·Jun 1

Lefties Unite!

Viva sinistra! Welcome, Fabulous Left-Handed Reader to the super-secret revolution planning meeting! Oh, the challenges we face as left-handed persons. It’s quite stunning how we are not a defined, favored population. Consider our day-to-day frustration with door handles, spiral notebooks, and gear shifts! Perhaps life as a left-hander is not…

Left Hand

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Lefties Unite!
Lefties Unite!
Left Hand

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Manual Focus

·May 28

Portraits Of Gen X Xenophobes: An Interview With Artist Gene Stout

Artist, Gene Stout, is completing his NFT and oil painting series entitled A Portrait of Gen X Xenophobes, and we’re asking him to tell us a bit about his inspiration. We think some background will help you appreciate his interview. What are Xenophobes? Xenophobia means fear and hatred of strangers…

Artist Interview

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Portraits Of Gen X Xenophobes: An Interview With Artist Gene Stout
Portraits Of Gen X Xenophobes: An Interview With Artist Gene Stout
Artist Interview

8 min read


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Hadrian’s Hall

·May 20

Sell to a Gen X? Be Straightforward and Show Some Love

You want Gen X customers or clients? Take the time to understand them. To reach them, adopt two strategies: authenticity and acknowledgment. If you betray a Gen X — or fail to value Gen X patronage — a Gen Xer will turn his or her back on you, badmouth you…

Gen X

10 min read

Sell to a Gen X? Be Straightforward and Show Some Love
Sell to a Gen X? Be Straightforward and Show Some Love
Gen X

10 min read

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