Yes, You Can Write

Yes, You Can Write

Grandma O’Brien loved to say, “There’s no sense being Irish if you can’t be thick.” She was right. Maybe that’s why when people say, “I can’t write,” I take it as a challenge to prove them wrong. Yes, you can write. If you can think...
The 1970s Were Calling

The 1970s Were Calling

READING & THE PAST The 1970s Were Calling JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group April 7, 2022 It was the summer of 1992. I was eight years old. My mother and father – like the members of most American households – worked full time. My sister was about...
The Applebee of My Eye

The Applebee of My Eye

Applebee’s was in the news recently. No, not for their chicken fajitas; although, Wilbur Freemish from Burnt Scrub, Arkansas, did file a product liability suit after trying to use a skillet for a Frisbee. (He said the waiter forgot to warn him the skillet might...