The Very Best of the Hot Flashes Blog: Essays That Will Warm Your Heart, Tickle Your Funny Bone and Have You Shouting “Me Too!”

A collection of the best essays and writings from popular writer Arlene Nisson Lassin’s Hot Flashes Blog: Hot topics with a wink and a nod to mid-life’s foils, foibles and follies. Despite the name Hot Flashes, these writings have nothing to do with the menopausal hot flashes most women experience. It is instead about hot topics as the writer sees them. Arlene’s blog was regularly featured on the Huffington Post and Houston Chronicle websites. Hot Flashes has a consistent readership in the tens of thousands. Some blogs have gone viral and have been read by millions with some even tweeted or shared by celebrities. Some have been published in foreign languages and shared by news organizations and forums worldwide. Some have called these essays poignant, masterful, profound, and one editor suggested Arlene’s disaster blogs are Pulitzer Prize worthy. What Readers Say About the Hot Flashes Blog and Essays: “Your Hot Flashes blog is so much fun to read, with topics timely and crafted with love and lightness. You have a reverence for times gone by that put a smile on my face.” Andrea B. “I am a huge fan and you have brought much joy into my life through your recollections. You capture the essence of (the past) perfectly and your writing is palpable in bringing back as special time in a very special place.” Helene Z “Thanks so much for taking me repeatedly to “memory lane.” It’s one of my favorite places to visit and you bring me there with laughter and a tear in my eye. Thanks for the sweet memories.” Janet K. “Your writing is humorous with honesty that can be painful at times too. That is what makes your work so addictive.” Mindy C. “Love the blog Arlene! You need to write a book! I’ll be first in line.” Ellen G.G. “Your recollections are exact and initiate deeply heartwarming visualizations. Thank you so much for eliciting this many wonderful memories from my formative youth!” Rochelle F. “In a world where life is so fragile right now, we all needed this.” Ellen P. “You are by far, my favorite blogger. Your pieces are so interesting, heartwarming, funny, and I resonate with everything you write.” Robin S. “I LOVE this blog. You write what I feel but do not express.” Anita M. By request, Arlene Nisson Lassin has now made her best Hot Flashes blogs and essays available in book form. If you enjoy reminiscing or learning about the “old days,” many Hot Flashes essays cover topics from the 60’s and 70’s. Readers comment feeling a sensation of time travel back to that era. There’s also a section on young love and heartbreak, the simpler times without technology and a recall of some of the most significant events of the sixties. In addition to nostalgia, this book includes current day topics, poignant heart tugging true tales, humorous looks at a quirky husband and stories that empower those at any stage in life. There is truly something for everyone.