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Hi.

Welcome to This Awful/Awesome Life! My name is Frances Joyce. I am the publisher and editor of this magazine. We'll be exploring different topics each month to inform, entertain and inspire you. Meet new authors, sharpen your brain and pick up a few tips on life, love, entertaining and business. Enjoy and please share!

July 2026 in Pictures by Fran Joyce

How do you capture 250 years of one of the most daring experiments on Earth? The good, the bad, and the ugly and everything in between?

Belated Happy Canada Day to all our friends North of the border.

It’s a hot one all over the world., so I’m sharing some icy treats this month.

Enjoy, and remember, kindness is free spread it around!

July 2026 Cheers to 250 Years - Reading Recommendations for Adults by Fran Joyce and Tony Valerino

Next Month in This Awful Awesome Life - August 2026 by Fran Joyce