It kind of bothers me sometimes how little people seem to remember. In the U.S., at least, it seems any time an event occurs, it is immediately hyped up as …
Shelly Mateer
Shelly Mateer
Shelly Mateer is a former CIA officer and author of Single in the CIA, Mission: Stand Down and the Mingling in the CIA series, as well as two children’s picture books, Mommy Thinks She’s a Monster, The Lemon Seed and an elementary-grade chapter book series The Adventures of Shelly Beach. She’s also the creator of the Cooking in the CIA portal, the BurpMitt® product line and a comical children’s music album Mommy’s Gone Mad! Most of her books are inspired and influenced by her experiences working undercover for the CIA’s Directorate of Operations.
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Please allow me to introduce Stew Peters, the host of The Patriotically Correct Radio Show, also known as PC Radio. Former bounty hunter Stew Peters and co-host Richard Leonard have …
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Infant onesie pulled over nose and mouth – a comical, but effective makeshift face covering – my husband felt eyes burning into him. “You got enough in there?” Glancing up …
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It’s a bright, sunny day – the first clear one in a week of very rare desert rain. My husband, after spending his day teaching our kindergartener as well as …
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Tormented by the sight of the lush green grass on the other side of the fence, my two-year-old, clad only in a diaper, stares longingly from her dirt and rock …
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“Daddy, let’s say hi to that guy!” my five-year-old chirped as my husband bumped down the road in our golf cart. My husband glanced over to see an older man …
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It’s summer in California which means our family needs an escape from the desert. It also means fire season. This summer as we drove from California into Oregon we noticed …
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Leaving the dilapidated shacks that line the famed Route 66, we emerge from the dust, wind, and extreme heat of the desert. We cut through a town called Wasco where …
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In a small town nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains I recall welcoming small furry visitors who would drop by our house, sometimes in packs of three. …
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As we gear up for another family trip across the country, I cannot help but reflect on last year’s trip—the voyage that inspired me to write my first article for …