Jennifer Lafferty

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Movie Dynasty Princesses: Irene Mayer Selznick and Edith Mayer Goetz

Daughters and wives of Hollywood royalty these sisters thrived on their own; Irene as a top Broadway producer and Edith as a leading socialite.

2017

Jennifer Lafferty

Stories

Jennifer Lafferty

Knight of the Purple Ribbon (first chapter)

This is the first chapter of my historical novel, Knight of the Purple Ribbon: Baron de Graffenried’s Colonial Adventure. It is currently…

Feb 15

Knight of the Purple Ribbon (first chapter)

Feb 15

Jennifer Lafferty

Music Therapy… Is it a Real Thing?

An exploration of the science behind this intriguing form of therapy that is used to address physical, emotional, social and cognitive…

Dec 28, 2023

Dec 28, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

The Only Thing Worse than a Bored Charles Winslow

Intro: I recently tweaked an old short story of mine that appeared in my Offbeat Love Stories and More anthology under the title Make…

Nov 29, 2023

The Only Thing Worse than a Bored Charles Winslow

Nov 29, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

Songbird of Culpeper County (Excerpt)

This is an excerpt from my novel Songbird of Culpeper County, about a sensitive, highly imaginative, young farm girl who dreams of being an…

Oct 16, 2023

Oct 16, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

Weird Stories of Real-life Castaways

There have been plenty of books, movies and TV shows that tell the story of people who have survived ship wreaks, plane crashes or other…

Sep 27, 2023

Sep 27, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

Movies that are Ambiguous on a Character’s Fate

Movies based on fiction and, occasionally those inspired by a true story, will sometimes end in such a mysterious way that it is unclear…

Aug 28, 2023

Movies that are Ambiguous on a Character’s Fate

Aug 28, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

10 Most Shocking things Truman Capote Ever Did

Celebrity author Truman Capote is well remembered for his now classic works like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Other Voices Other Rooms and his…

Jul 27, 2023

10 Most Shocking things Truman Capote Ever Did

Jul 27, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

10 Times Pets and Other Animals Helped Missing Children

In addition to being great companions, pets have been known to assist humans in many different ways such as protecting them from intruders…

Jul 6, 2023

Jennifer Lafferty

10 Times When Authors Based Villains on Their Relatives

Considering authors often draw on their own personal experiences when writing fictional stories, it makes sense that many characters are…

Jun 22, 2023