“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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‘Tis the season to be a little silly, and Elf is definitely a silly family-friendly movie with plenty of fun for both parents and kids. Confession time. The first time I watched Elf, I hated it. Everything about a fully…
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Christmas Movie Review: Die Hard (1988)
I’ll be the first to argue that this isn’t actually a Christmas movie – it’s an action film that takes place at Christmas. Although, for fairness sake, when most Christmas movies are closely examined, they aren’t either – I’m looking…
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Book Review: Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
Beautiful prose, an amazing story, fascinating characters, Strange the Dreamer delivered an experience above and beyond my expectations. When a fellow writer, who also loves all the pretty words, gushes about a book, you know you have to go read…
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Book Review: To Dream in Daylight, by Candace J. Thomas
It’s always a treat when a friend puts out a new book, and this is no exception. Candie and I first met at my very first event where I attended as an actual author. My short story “Breath”, which is…
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TV Review: Lower Decks
This might flag me as a super nerd, but my little trekkie heart couldn’t pass this one up. Lower Decks is a officially liscensed Star Trek cartoon where instead of following the top brass as they brave strange new frontiers,…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides
This one’s the forth movie and the one with the mermaids, just in case anyone was struggling to tell the difference between one adventure to the next. Heaven knows I can’t keep them straight either. Ok, where were we? Right.…
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Movie Review: Ghostbusters, Answer the Call (2016)
♫ When there’s something strange, in your neighborhood. Who ya gonna call? ♪ Shout it with me now – GHOSTBUSTERS! I grew up watching the original Ghostbusters and remember being both a little terrified and thrilled by it. It came…
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The Story of the Bean Plant
Seven weeks ago, back in the heady early days of this thing we call virtual schooling, my son and I planted a bean to observe the plant lifecycle in action. Honestly, I didn’t even think the seed would sprout. The…
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Movie Review: Edward Scissorhands
Crazy as it may sound, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. If that doesn’t make you feel old, I don’t know what will. It made me feel old, and that’s saying something.…
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Change is as Good as a Rest
This week is Fall Break which means a much appreciated change in my schedule. One whole week where entire mornings aren’t sucked away by all the various needs and dramas created by the crap shoot that is virtual schooling. One…
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