Dana Maxwell
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She/Her. Coffee and cat lover. Film and television enthusiast. Random thought thinker. If only every decade could be as cool as the 90s.
T: @danamaxwell30
IG: @danamaxwellsmart
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Letters to a Friend
Dear Sarah, You won’t even believe what happened yesterday afternoon. My dad and I were in a car accident and we no longer have a car! Don’t worry, we're OK, but my chest still hurts from the impact. I’ve only had my driver’s license for two weeks and my dad's car is completely totaled. But it was his fault.
By Dana Maxwell4 years ago in Fiction
Calling All Writers
What is Vocal? Vocal is a platform that storytellers and creators can use to write long-form stories about...well, pretty much anything and everything! Vocal members enjoy an easy-to-use template that enables them to enrich their stories with photos and embedded media so audiences can enjoy captivating posts.
By Dana Maxwell4 years ago in Journal
Val: An Insightful and Moving Documentary
I’m watching Val on Amazon Prime. If you’ve seen it, it’s the scene where Val Kilmer sits at his table at San Diego Comic Con, signing autographs. Fan after fan after fan hands him a photo to sign with the following request:
By Dana Maxwell4 years ago in Geeks
Paving a Path to Inner Peace Through the Art of Cooking
I’ve been a foodie my entire life. I grew up in Israel and was raised on a mostly Mediterranean diet, rich in flavor, full of pungent spices like harissa and cumin, powerful curry and delicate saffron, and fresh herbs like cilantro and parsley. By partaking in hummus, falafel, shawarma, diced salads, cabbage slaw, eggplant marinades, potato-stuffed pies, and other culturally diverse cuisine, including a myriad of desserts, I developed quite the culinary palate.
By Dana Maxwell4 years ago in Motivation
Remembering Garry Marshall, Five Years Later
I grew up in Israel in the 1980s, at a time when the whole country had exactly two local television stations. There was so little viewing content that by nighttime both channels would display that familiar multi-colored screen accompanied by a piercing whine until the following day.
By Dana Maxwell4 years ago in Geeks
The Crime of the Century in Christchurch, New Zealand. First Place in True Crime Challenge.
When a gruesome murder took place in the quiet, conservative town of Christchurch, New Zealand in the summer of 1954, it sent shockwaves through the nation, garnering international headlines. The victim, 45-year-old Honora Parker, was bludgeoned to death in broad daylight with a brick in a nylon. The assailants? Her 16-year-old daughter Pauline Parker, and Pauline’s closest friend, 15-year-old Juliet Hulme.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Criminal
Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Somewhere, amongst my belongings in my mother’s apartment in Israel, are boxes and boxes of cassette tapes that span several years. Tapes I recorded and sent to my best friend at the start of my junior year of high school, upon moving to the States from Israel.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Pride
Versatile Vegan Scones
I love scones. I miss scones. Scones are the perfect treat - not quite a cookie, not quite a muffin. A slightly crunchy outside with a denser, yet tender inside; mildly sweetened and ideal with your cup of coffee. Mmm, so good! But long gone are the days where I could walk into a coffee shop and grab a scone on my way to work with a strong cappuccino.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Feast
Kemo the Cat
My best friend’s mom, Jan, was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer about three years ago. She was 77 years old. She initially underwent surgery to have her cancer removed, but as with most cancer prognoses, the next phase of necessary treatment was determined to be chemotherapy.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Petlife
Ooh, Have You Seen This?
I often find myself endlessly clicking through every imaginable streaming service on my Amazon stick in hopes of finding something amazing to watch, only to come up empty. In the end, I settle for old episodes of Friends, which, by the way, never disappoint.
By Dana Maxwell5 years ago in Geeks
