Brigid Ronan

Everything I know about being myself and achieving my goals, I learned from the motivational posters lining the chalk-scented walls of my elementary school classrooms. “Reach for the stars!” exclaimed a startled-looking cat riding a saucer through…

We all remember the first time we said it, teenage heart aflutter, gazing into our partner’s eyes with breathless uncertainty as we uttered the three little words that forever change a relationship: “Let’s break up.” Those were simpler times. Now…

Like any '90s kid growing up in the burbs, I approached trick-or-treating with the same reverence a seasoned runner would an impending marathon. The keys to maximum candy intake involved acquiring the largest bucket or pillowcase one could get her…

Is it just me, or does the autumn air get you craving homemade pie? No, in delicious news, It's not just me, actually. Truly, though, especially as the leaves are turning, it seems as though we can’t get enough of the delicious dessert in the good…

“Two fictional female book characters walk into a cocktail bar. The protagonist turns to the antagonist and says…” Don't worry! This isn't the beginning of a hackneyed literary joke, but instead the introduction to the age old question: “What’s your…

"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address." Joe Fox was onto something when he typed those words to his online mystery woman…

Audrey Hepburn was onto something when she mused, “Everything I learned I learned from the movies.” Take note, aspiring writers: While you toil away, waiting for your work to morph into the next number-one New York Times bestseller, there are a few…

J.R.R. Tolkien once said, “Not all those who wander are lost, they simply need get with the program and download the Uber App.” Okay, the second part of that quote is 100 percent fabricated, and it’s hard to picture Tolkien glued to a smartphone…

Maybe you’re searching for the meaning of life, or maybe you’re just trying to describe a great breakfast you ate off a street cart in Phnom Penh. Whatever the case, any ambitious nonfiction writer knows that this broad (and increasingly popular)…