“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
The age of Sky Net is upon us and, as such, the creative community is all in a dither. Due to the cloak and dagger nature of the internet, AI could be living among us. Hiding. Waiting. Creating painfully generic posts about making money or leaving the internet behind. However, the more astute among us… Continue reading You Can Pry My Em Dashes From My Cold, Dead Hands
Avatar: The Last Airbender, in my opinion, is one of the greatest shows ever created. That being said, I don't like the series finale. Okay, let me clarify: I don't like the finale as much as I liked the rest of the show. Don't get me wrong, I loved the reconciliation between Iroh and Zuko, the… Continue reading Unpopular Opinion: The Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Finale
Hey, I don't know if you are aware of this or not, but everything is awful now. Everything is too expensive, everybody hates each other, and the social fabric of the entire world is unravelling like a spool on a Beyblade. As such, I thought it would be a good idea to list off a… Continue reading Books to Read When You Just Can’t Anymore
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them… Continue reading “The Three-Body Problem” by Liu Cixin (Spoiler-Free Review)
Synopsis: Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all and, if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. But after… Continue reading “Listen for the Lie” by Amy Tintera (Review)
I could lie and say that I’ve given up on TV in favor of scholarly pursuit. Or that I’ve elected to use the egregious amount of time I would have spent vegetating on the couch to backpack through Europe to Eat, Pray, Love my way into a better understanding of myself. The truth, unfortunately, is… Continue reading I Don’t Watch TV Anymore
I stumble through the streets while Mama trails behind, preventing the train of my dress from dragging through the dirt and leaves. Her breathe is loud in my ears as we progress. She is struggling to keep her balance. There are no horses or mules to convey us to the churchyard. They were slaughtered for meat… Continue reading Samhain Wedding: A Halloween Short Story
As a writer, I've made my fair share of excuses for not working on projects. I think most of us have. There is house work that needs doing. Video games that need playing. Children that need feeding. But it has never crossed my mind that there was an excuse far greater than all of these.… Continue reading George R. R. Martin Can’t Finish “Winds” Because…Fascism, I Guess
Unlike most people on the planet, I love Romeo and Juliet. I love the plot, I love the dialogue, I love the setting, I love the conflict... I love the story in general. Everything about this play to me is- In high school I was the weird kid that memorized the dialogue for fun and… Continue reading Unpopular Opinion: Romeo and Juliet
Neil Gaiman's law- being that no matter how much a book is proofread, upon opening a printed copy for the first time, the first thing you'll see is a typo. I wasn't sure I believed in Gaiman's law until I submitted a short story to a competition the other day. I reread it a hundred times.… Continue reading Gaiman’s Law, Typos, and Pain
The Crooked Pen 