You Are NOT Too Old For AI
There’s a sentence I hear surprisingly often whenever the subject of artificial intelligence comes up: “I’m too old for that.” And every time I hear it, I want to say,...Read More
Category: Life
Flipping “Why Me” Into Purpose And Courage
A Pastor’s Journey From Self-Doubt To Calling Changes How We See Ourselves We often live with a quiet script running in the background: I’m not enough, not ready, not chosen....Read More
Riding The Swell To Glory
The Taylor Jean Fishing Experience Offshore sport fishing looks glamorous on highlight reels, but what you do not see is the grit. The Taylor Jean crew lives where skill meets...Read More
Are These The Ingredients To a Great Relationship?
Spoiler: The answer is yes! (*In my humble opinion, at least) Have you ever met someone who seemed perfect on paper, but something just... didn’t... click? Or perhaps you’ve fallen...Read More
Five Ways To Embrace The Chaos
I Don't Know Who Needs To Read This, But... Cut yourself some slack, mama. Or papa, or whoever you are. Yeah, we see these quotes all the time - the...Read More
Introducing: You Wrote It, Now What? The Course
YOU WROTE IT, NOW WHAT? First, it was a presentation... Then it became a book... Now, it's an Eight Week Course! Join me as I take new and...Read More
Guess What?
I just tried a cheap tactic to get you to open this, and I apologize. It's a blatant, desperate attempt to get your attention. Sorry. But, hey, since you're already...Read More
Elsa Kurt On Table To Stage Podcast
Well, now this was fun! I loved sitting down with Jordan and talking all things books and writing. Hope you enjoy... [audio mp3="https://elsakurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/T2S_EP030_Elsa_Kurt.mp3"][/audio]
This Kills Me, But…
Seriously But Not Literally I dislike hate asking for help. I've always been like this. My 'I got this' affliction has led me down a bumpy road, filled with a smattering...Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On Faith: An Awkward Journey To Acceptance
Woo. Awkward one.I mean, for me it is- or was, at least. Religion, particularly the Catholic kind, has always given me the distinct feeling of discomfort. Like, if someone started...Read More
Dear Sibling of a Special Needs Child
Dear Sibling of a Special Needs Child, The first thing I'd like to say to you, is simply: Hello. I want to let you know, I see you there. Fidgeting,...Read More
12 Happy Pages For Social Media Addicts
12 Happy Pages For Social Media Addicts By Modern Melly Hello fellow social media addicts! Disclaimer: This is not a support group, nor will I try to persuade you...Read More
Dear Everyone Writing A ‘Dear____’ Blog
Dear everyone and their mother that writes a blog, including me: STOP FUCKING WRITING 'DEAR (insert person type here)'. Enough already, we get it. Seriously. Dear children's costume company, stop...Read More
Thank You, From A Police Wife
Anyone that reads my stories knows I love social media, Facebook particularly, and that I start my day by reading my Facebook wall like it's the morning paper. In my...Read More
We Have Forgotten
I admit it. I hash-tagged "Never Forget" this morning, posted it on social media along with one of the many, many, heart breaking photos from September 11, 2011. Then I...Read More
Top Internet Troll & Trash Talker Tactics
Today's topic is:Internet Trolls and the Trash They Talk! We all know 'em, we all love...err, hate 'em! Ya can't live with them, and ya can't give 'em a little shove...Read More
A Moderate American Taps the Mic, Revisited
Revisiting A Moderate America Takes the Mic By Modern Melly I wrote this back in August, a spur of the moment, knee jerk reaction to current events. This morning, I...Read More
Dear Modern Moms (Message from a Dinosaur Mom)
With so many topics to choose from- Donald Trump running for President (love it. Gasp, I said it), the senseless and cowardly slaughter of Cecil the Lion (heartsick over it),...Read More
Too Many Heroes
Ahem. *Stands on soapbox, taps microphone. I couldn't help but notice, and of course partake in the numerous dialogues and debates over what constitutes a Hero. Since I haven't posted...Read More
Welcome Winds Of Change
"Welcome winds of change..." or so I keep telling myself. Repeatedly. Daily. Almost hourly. From where did this obsessiveness with this phrase come? Ah, well it started last week, as I...Read More