inspirational writer and pod designer

Barbara Casey

My name is Barbara Casey. In June 2015, I turned 70 (next milestone birthday is June of 2025). I didn’t want to be an “elderly” seventy-year-old, so I’ve been challenging myself over the years to keep up with new trends, thought-provoking ideas and broader perspectives.

I’ve documented some of this in my review of Chris Guillebeau’s book The Happiness of Pursuit.

Over the past thirty years, I’ve been a tutorial writer with 3 Kindle books and many online how-to articles. Since 2001, I’ve curated and written resources for spiritual entrepreneurs – on Squidoo, HubPages and multiple blogs. Between 1995 and 2002 I published 5 editions of The Metaphysical and Holistic Florida Directory, wrote a marketing newsletter from 2003 to 2009 and conducted numerous teleclasses that were converted to PDF e-books.

I have two Zazzle print on demand shops to augment Social Security, but my main love is writing, reading, and reviewing really good books. So I’ve gathered all my writings from their various temporary homes and herded them back to my own site, under my own banner.

I hope you find something of value during your browsing adventures.

Aubrey-Maturin Series Reading Order

Aubrey-Maturin Series Reading Order

The Aubrey-Maturin Series by Patrick O'Brian... with Reading Order List Master and Commander is the first book in Patrick O'Brian's wonderful 21-book historical fiction series known as the "Aubrey-Maturin Series." It is also the name of the adventure movie with Russel...

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Great American Cookies Cookbook

Great American Cookies Cookbook

Great American Cookies - A Vintage Cookbook That's Worth Republishing My favorite recipe books are now considered "vintage." I cannot imagine why Lorraine Bodger's Great American Cookies hasn't been reprinted, but the only versions I've found are dated 1985 (the one I...

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“Simple Suppers” Cookbook Review

“Simple Suppers” Cookbook Review

New vegetarian in search of a cookbook Moosewood Restaurant's Simple Suppers  As a fairly new vegetarian, I'm always on the lookout for cookbooks that don't make me feel like a culinary idiot, but that also reflect my cooking style and talents: simple and basic....

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A Discovery of Witches Book Review

A Discovery of Witches Book Review

"A Discovery of Witches" - Book 1 of the All Souls Trilogy In A Discovery of Witches, author Deborah Harkness presents a plausible story of the relationships between the three (sub)species of witch, vampire and daemon... including their battles and their loves. I'm...

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