It’s been a while since I’ve said hello to those of you who are nice enough to stop by and check out MariaMedia. I’ve enjoyed meeting so many cool people and appreciate your continued support. MariaMedia was formed to be a journal of my journey into my new professional life. It has been eight months more…

“First when there’s nothing But a slow-glowing dream That your fear seems to hide Deep inside your mind…” Lyrics from “What a Feeling,” by Irene Cara In Episode 6 of No Songs for Men, we pick up with Roxanne feeling her fears deep down inside as she dreams of auditioning for the all girl alternative more…

“I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life, specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown, and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back, turn back, you’ll die if you more…

“If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and catch the eye of the world.” —Elizabeth Janeway Elizabeth Janeway was a successful American author and critic who lived to be 91 years young. She was an amazing woman, and we’re going to hear more from her with a complete Women more…

Episode 5 of No Songs for Men is LIVE, and we’d like to celebrate with a good old-fashioned promotion. My years of marketing and advertising got the best of me today, and I just had to do a little incentive to get you motivated to check out this fun new Web-series, so here goes! Go more…

The Code Cherry girls are back and appearing live this weekend at the Anchor Inn on Put-In-Bay! We’re deep into summer, and if you’re hankering for a summer trip to the Lake Erie islands but just can’t get there, then Episode 5 of No Songs for Men will bring the island fun right to you. more…

While doing research for my e-book Web series No Songs for Men, I searched high and low for love songs written about men by women. I was able to dig up a couple, and if you haven’t checked them out yet in Episode 4, I’m going to share a few of my finds with you. more…

Episode 4 – “Survivor” When we last visited the Code Cherry girls, they were basking in the celebration of their CD-release party and meeting the mysterious piano player Roxanne. In Episode 4 Beth visits her parents to find out why they didn’t show up for the party and ends up getting a schooling on why more…

The other day my yoga instructor had us start out class in Savasana pose. The first thing that popped into my head was; I hope this means we still get to do it at the end of class. She wanted to mix things up, and get the class out of our normal routine. If you more…

Put On Your Red Light In Episode 3 you’ll meet Roxanne, the talented piano teacher with a profession that keeps her very busy at night. If she can overcome her fears and a serious case of stage fright, she just might be the keyboardist who can fill Jenny’s shoes as she leaves Code Cherry to more…