“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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This book has been on my “to be read” list for ages and I finally got my hands on it. There has been a lot of hype about it in my writer circles, so I was eager to see what…
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One-Hit Wonder Syndrome
It’s a perfect day to talk about an interesting phenomenon – why one-hit Wonders are a thing. A one-hit wonder, is when an unknown band creates a song that goes wildly popular overnight and become instantly famous. They then go…
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Book Review: The Fork, The Witch, and The Worm, by Christopher Paolini
The full title of this book is as follows (this is important later, so pay attention): The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaesia, volume 1: Eragon Pretentious much? Not only does this title promise that there will…
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Taunting Karma
Remember how last week I was so wonderfully excited about the coming of fall and how I loved all of the cozy comforts of snuggling and cocoa? Yeah, I taunted karma, and she came after me with a stick. I…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, At World’s End
There’s nothing more redeeming to an okayish sequel than to get another chance and make a trilogy. For those keeping track, this is the third Pirate’s movie and the one where Jack Sparrow is stranded on the Bonneville Salt Flats,…
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Bring on Cozy Fall
Just like that, the wonderful cool weather of fall has blown in. It’s pumpkin spice season and there is a crisp smell of fallen leaves in the air. It’s time for cocoa, comforting soups, fires in the fireplace, and snuggling…
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Book Review: The Diabolic, by S. J. Kincaid
This book was recommended to me by a friend in the writing world when I told her what else I’d been reading and happened to mention my random foray into science fiction. She thought this would be a great fit…
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The Sixth Month of a Crisis
September 2020 marks the sixth month that the world has been forced to adapt to a new way of life. Congratulations for making it this far, it hasn’t been easy. We’ve learned new ways to stay safe and still get…
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Throwback Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest
Another weekend means another Pirates of the Caribbean movie viewing as a family. In the years since I’d seen Dead Man’s Chest, I’d forgotten how long of movie it is. We had to watch it in two parts. All the…
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Fear is the Mind Killer
The new Dune is coming out and I’m both excited and worried. With such a huge universe and, dare I say, cult following, the production company can’t afford to screw this up. The trailer I saw looked awesome, so my…
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