About Melissa Ingoldsby

Melissa Ingoldsby is a published author of the crime drama novel The Half Paper Moon and the horror/romance novel I am Bexley. She lives in the Saint Louis region and is a boy mom of three, with many different publications of poetry, novels and short stories on the online platform Vocal, Patheos, Amazon, Resurgence Novels, and Golden Storyline Books. She enjoys film, animation, art and literature of many varieties, including horror, science-fiction, fantasy, romance, dark comedy, entomology and non-fiction.

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How horror film soundtracks highlight the fragility of...

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8 Best Hanukkah Movies Of All Time

The dichotomy of the popular holiday movie in Jewish culture As a... read more

6 intense films that deal with the complexity...

Gender roles in a Jewish household Growing up in Midwestern America, as... read more

What is a hero? What it means to...

What is a hero? I keep asking myself this over and over... read more

Visceral art that evokes mortality, love and faith

How can art and film make us have open discussions for faith... read more

The Banksy Copycat: a historical fiction

A historical fiction that seeks to express hope through art Author note:... read more

Anti-heroes in Media: a strong case for morality

Disenchantment and the representation of morality I never thought that an adult... read more

The Scientific Link of Spirituality and Mental Health

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The Christmas Story Christmas and how it broke...

A Jewish person’s perspective Growing up as a Jewish youth, I was... read more

Patheos Exclusive Interview with CEO of TruPlay Brent...

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