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
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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
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
Taste of Country Music Misadventure
About Modern Melly, aka Melanie Cherniack: Melanie a a published author to nine children's books, as well as two novels, all available through her website modernmelly.com/shop. Melanie is also the...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
Ten Traits Sarcastic Women Share
[caption id="attachment_1259" align="alignnone" width="300"] Sarcasm. modernmelly.me[/caption] Chronically sarcastic women are oft misunderstood, it a basic fact. Sometimes it's a literal "you-honestly-don't-get-sarcasm, do you?" kind of thing, and other times it's the...Read More
A Simple Truth
A rainy Sunday morning and 30 minutes of scrolling my Facebook news feed was all it took to get this one going. All that's missing is my morning cup of...Read More
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father's Day by ModernMelly Brief historical fact for those who think Father's Day is just another Hallmark created fake holiday: The first (documented) celebration of Father's Day occurred in...Read More
The Great, The Fun, The Crazy (Things I Love)
The Great, The Fun, The Crazy (Things I Love) By ModernMelly I know I'm being cliche, but the truth really is, when women get together we (at some...Read More
Your Kid’s An Asshole. (And It’s Definitely Your Fault)
Sorry, I know that's really harsh. But I really needed to get your attention, like RIGHT NOW, before it's too late. I also know that you are trying, really and truly...Read More
Boxes, Prayers & Swears (AKA Sanity Savers)
Yes. That's right: Boxes, Prayers & Swears. Where's she going with this, right? Well, it's kinda my thing, among other things, of course, for getting through life's 'stuff'. I love...Read More
Stop (SAYING) ‘Police’ Brutality
My husband and I, we live simply. We don't like ambiguity, don't tolerate intolerable behavior, we weigh our words carefully, we think before we speak. We do all of this, not with...Read More
You Think You Know Me (Because Once, You Knew Me)
You Think You Know Me (Because Once, You Knew Me) by ModernMelly A funny thing happened when I began dating my husband: I changed. At least, that's how some people...Read More
7 Ways To Get Super Powers
Really? Did you really just click to see "7 Ways To Get Super Powers"?! Yeah, I would've, too. We can't help ourselves, can we? It's these damn "List Blogs". They...Read More
If I Had A Soundtrack To My Life
As you, of course know (because you follow my blog so devoutly. Wink, wink.) I am a police loving, lipstick wearing, Steve Perry obsessed, I Love You, Man drinker, who...Read More
Willful Ignorance, Close Talkers, & More, Oh My!
I have a relatively short list of things I despise. Generally, I try to focus on the things I love- it's healthier, it's wiser, it keeps me from throat punching...Read More
Lip Service
[caption id="attachment_861" align="alignleft" width="209"] Red Lipstick[/caption] Someone. Please.... what is it about buying lipstick that makes me so ridiculously euphoric? It's right up there with shoes and purses, my one...Read More
Police Wife
I know, it seems you've been hearing quite a lot from us lately. I also know that we probably seem extreme to you, the general public, or the “quiet” wives....Read More
Well, I’ll Be Damned
Well, I''l be damned. That's what I was thinking, a few days ago, as I bobbed along in an aluminum kayak, in the middle of a crystal clear Florida spring,...Read More