Author: Elsa Kurt
You may know Elsa Kurt for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. She also introduced a new podcast series called: Coming Out Christian.. Her book, Welcome to the Family (Life Behind the Thin Blue Line) has been called the “must have survival guide for new LEO spouses.”
The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels. Her fiction stories explore the complex and relatable experiences of everyday life – the love & laughter, the heartbreak & sorrow, and everything in between. She finds the extraordinary in ordinary lives and puts you in the front seat of every story. Elsa has also written several children’s books, all with themes of encouragement, empowerment & uplifting messaging.
The Den
Hey there! Phew, it's been a long time since I've done one of these! Book writing has taken up many of my moments, but I wanted to share this little...Read More
Full Bio
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre, indie & traditionally published author of four contemporary women’s novels: Livvy Takes the Long Way, Lost and Found Girls, The Awkward Woman’s Guide To Dating, and Still Here. She is also...Read More
100 Word Bio
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre, indie & traditionally published author of five novels, including book one of her YA, modern-day fairy tale, Into the Everwood. In 2018, she will have...Read More
Short Bio Elsa Kurt
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre published author of five novels & ten children’s books. Elsa began writing in 2012, releasing her first children’s book in 2013. Since then she has...Read More
Sexy. Funny… AWKWARD?!
???This is the PERFECT GIFT? for the for the divorced (or divorcING) woman. ??? Let's be real... divorce sucks. And dating after divorce? Ugh, don't get me started!...Read More
Preview of Still Here
Sneak Peek! From indie author Elsa Kurt Tis the Season! Okay, actually, every season is book writing season. But, since I've just wrapped up my latest story in time...Read More
Everything Old Is New Again
Re-release? Yes, Please! Not Gonna Lie... I'm OBSESSED with this new book cover! Seriously, I keep pulling out my phone and showing people. I'm not sure if they really love...Read More
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
My Attempt to Understand by Modern Melly Why... It's the age old question, right? The one we use the most, I'll venture a guess. Sometimes it's easy to answer-...Read More
Sneak Preview of My New Book! Release Date: Sept. 15th
Get Ready to GET AWKWARD! The Awkward Woman's Guide To Dating (After Divorce) Woo hoo! I'm SO excited to announce my next book is coming out September 15th! It's a...Read More
Empowerment. I’ll Tell You What It’s Not
by ModernMelly Let's begin with what it is: em·pow·er·ment - əmˈpouərmənt/ : the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. "political...Read More
Own Your Fifty
Own Your Fifty ModernMelly The Dark Side of Life About 11 years (or so) ago I was in a dark, ugly, personal space in life, in my mind, and especially...Read More
Reckless Words
Reckless Words By ModernMelly Your Words Matter We grew up chanting, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!" Well, that was a lie. Words...Read More
A Heathen Talks Faith
A Heathen Talks Faith By ModernMelly Are You A Heathen, Too? Heathen. How many of us are heathens? To me, that word always seemed more nefarious than it actually is. Turns...Read More
Keep It Classy, Ladies
Keep It Classy, Ladies by Modern Melly People rarely say or do things to amaze me anymore. I hate to sound jaded, but it's true. They do, however, totally baffle me....Read More
Am I Self Critical or Constructive?
Am I Self Critical or Constructive? Understanding the Power of Positivity Modern Melly Before I get into the whole 'Am I self critical or constructive' thing, let me start by telling you this:...Read More
Dear ‘Dame Streep’
Dear 'Dame Streep' An Homage (of sorts) By Modern Melly Dear 'Dame Streep', Let me first say, Brava, madam, brava! Watching your speech last night, well, let me just stand...Read More
You Have No Power Over Me
You Have No Power Over Me A Modern Melly original post & pep talk for 2017 There's a line in the movie Labyrinth (high on my ALL TIME FAVORITES list) when...Read More
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Wishing you and yours a safe & happy holiday and a blessed New Year. May your worries be few and your blessings be many! ~Melly & Family...Read More
A Very Gif-y Story
A Very Gif-y Story By ModernMelly In writing my last blog post (moments ago) I had to find some gifs to humorously punctuate my paragraphs. I freaking love gifs (and...Read More
Year In Review. Kind Of-ish.
Year In Review. Kind Of-ish by ModernMelly Well, hello! It's been a while, hasn't it?! Hope you're all doing well & have made it through 2016 as unscathed as one...Read More
12 People You Know (And Want to Slap Sometimes) On Facebook
12 People You Know (And Want To Slap Sometimes) On Facebook by ModernMelly We all know em, we all ARE them ( at one time or another, at least)...Read More
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Good Human
Something to believe in... I think we're all, always, looking for something (or someone) to believe in, right? It's natural, it's normal... it's right. Believing in things (or people) is what...Read More
Learning To Stay Above The Fray (An Open Letter)
Let Me Start By Saying... Obviously, by my many posts, you know I'm a wee bit opinionated. Not in a dick-ish way (I hope, at least), just in a "I've...Read More
I Am The Fraction (A Police Wife’s Vent)
I Am The Fraction A Police Wife's Vent By ModernMelly World Gone Mad I saw a meme yesterday of a man sitting in a chair, popcorn in lap, watching wide-eyed...Read More
Gun Facts For Dummies
I thought about giving this a really misleading title, like: "GUNS ARE EVIL!" just so I could get the anti-gun hysterics folks out there to read this. But then I...Read More
Dear Mothers of Sons (A Request From Mothers of Daughters)
Hi there, boy mamas! I see you’ve already put on your defensive fuck you face, but settle down. We are adulting, so hear me out. Now, first off, this is...Read More
25 Priceless Texts Only Mom Could Write
25 Priceless Texts Only Mom Could Write BY NEHA PRAKASH MAY 09, 2013 With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's that time we appreciate all that Mom has done...Read More
9 Times Journey Was EVERYthing
9 Times Journey Was EVERYthing By ModernMelly Let Me Just Say: Journey. Steve Fricking Perry. Need I say more? Wait, it's a blog, so yah, I guess I do. Okay,...Read More
Livvy Takes the Long Way- Book Preview
Livvy Takes The Long Way Novel Preview By Elsa Kurt (aka ModernMelly) Livvy Takes the Long Way is my first novel in the Contemporary Women's Literature genre, which is quite...Read More
Dear Cop-Hater
Dear Cop Hater By ModernMelly My 'Open Letter' Dear Cop hater/basher/anti-law enforcement wing nuts, Hey there. So, you don't like cops, hmmm? Okay, well, I thought I'd take a moment...Read More
I Can Only Imagine
I felt compelled today to take a moment and write a passage that speaks to a phrase I find myself often saying to my husband when hearing about things that have...Read More
You Are Not Broken~ A Girl’s Mantra
You Are Not Broken A Girl's Mantra by Elsa Kurt Broken. We hear this word so often in the context of humans, of human relationships. It bothers me, gets right under...Read More
The New Normal
Normal. What is that, exactly? By simple definition, normal is : "the usual, average, or typical state or condition" of something. Normal used include conversations where, when someone asked what my...Read More
Soul Mate or Soul Sucker?
Soul Mate, Or Soul Sucker? By ModernMelly I read a Facebook post late last night, just before bed, from a beautiful young woman; a gut wrenching breakup post that...Read More
Into The Everwood Book Preview
Yeah, so that's kinda my first novel (translation: totally is, not just kinda) and I'm a little bit excited (translation: ohmyfrickinggod). Okay, okay- I'm super excited, totally anxious and feeling...Read More
Home is The Haven: Police Family Life
Making home the haven. Now that sounds nice, doesn't? But is it easy? Hell no, at least not at first. But the fact is, if you've married a police officer,...Read More
Online Job Application: Police Wife
So I have to preface this post with an explanation: Last week my husband and I were having a difference of opinion- okay, fine, a bit of an argument really-...Read More
Thanks Mister
This morning when I woke up, I did the same first thing that I always do: I check my phone. More specifically, I check (in this order) my texts, my...Read More
Dear 44th Birthday
Dear 44th, Aww, hey, what's up? Listen, I just wanted to welcome you, and you know, try and make you feel a little less the 'outsider' here. I get how...Read More
