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Melissa Ford

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I never know what to put into one of these things. I mean, do I talk about my penchant for making up Yiddish words and trying to convince others that they’re real? My love of the penny whistle? My fears of white foods? Or do I tell you a tale about how I applied to my MFA program because I didn’t know what one did after college except remain in school indefinitely?

Long before I published my first book, I was a blogger, and I’m still a blogger to this day at the award-winning site, Stirrup Queens. Like my blogging character, Rachel Goldman, my own site was catapulted into a larger readership when the Wall Street Journal named it one of the top ten motherhood blogs. You can find me in all sorts of places around the Web including Facebook, Twi ...more

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The Day After Halloween

I know that for many people Christmas or Mother’s Day is their hardest day of the year, but for me, it’s Halloween. I always think I want to see the kids in costumes, but I usually end up standing behind the door at some point in the night, crying. It is bittersweet to see the […]

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Average rating: 3.53 · 3,030 ratings · 387 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life from Scratch 3.48 avg rating — 2,607 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Measure of Love 3.66 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options 4.41 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apart at the Seams 3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing Interactive Fiction With Twine 4.06 avg rating — 62 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nidah 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello Scratch!: Learn to Program by Making Arcade Games by Gabriel Ford, Melissa Ford (Goodreads Author), Sadie Ford 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Night Stairs

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Death on the Royal Yacht (Her Majesty Investigates #6)

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The Long Shoe

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Is there anything Janice Hallett can’t do? After so many brilliant adult novels, she has gone and written a children’s book in the same style, and it’s adorable. I read it before getting it for my nephew to make sure it’s not scary. Would be perfect ...more
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“It is unfair that life doesn’t come with a rewind button; an undo button that can reset time after you make a terrible mistake.”
― Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

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“The name of my blog was already Life from Scratch, and the food became a natural extension. It turned out that writing about food was the perfect jumping board to discussing the rest of my life too. If nothing interesting was happening, I could talk about how I learned to roast potatoes (the trick: put the cubed potatoes in a bag; splash in the olive oil, salt, rosemary, and garlic powder; and then shake to coat each potato evenly.)”
― Melissa Ford, Life from Scratch

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“marriage is a series of discoveries, of negotiations and admittances.”
― Melissa Ford, Measure Of Love

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