When I was 15, I would not have picked up Emma Mills debut novel FIRST & THEN. I didn't (and don't) care much for sports, and then I had little patience for "realistic fiction" about angsty teens and their lives. I was busy enough living my own. So no, I would not have read FIRST&THEN--and [...]
"Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a [...]
Hello Readers! Happy Friday. Today I have something completely different. I know, I know, I said I would review THE NAME OF THE WIND, and I will next week, but in my own selfish brain this is more exciting. So another one of my hidden talents? interests? obsessions? is cross-stitching. I come from a family [...]
Hello readers—bonus post today. Let’s talk science. I’ve been thinking lately about physics--how dancing is really just applied physics. Granted, that can be said of all motion, biological or otherwise, but to me dancing is a special case because a) I do it, b) it puts humans in more exotic physical conditions than everyday life, [...]
Hello readers, and welcome back to my life. This weekend I attended West Coast Swing comp #2: Swingin' New England in Newton, MA. I'm gonna say right now that this re-cap is not going to be as long or detailed as either of us want, on account of the Attack of Mucus Brain I am [...]
Hello readers and welcome back to my life! Today we have another review pre-release review from Curiosity Quills Press, the YA fantasy ACNE, ASTHMA, AND OTHER SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE HALF DRAGON, by debut author Rena Rocford. With a title like that, how can I not read it? DRAGON is a fun book. It's been [...]
Hello readers, and welcome back to my life! This past weekend was slightly crazy, even by my standards--and next weekend is going to be even more nuts. Stay tuned. Since I don't want to pick just one event to discuss, let's do ALL of them. On Friday, the SU Ballroom club held a social dance. I [...]
The first time I heard of Night Vale, it was early 2012 and through the posting and re-sharing magic of the internet, the great purple eye caught my attention. I listened to a couple episodes, but I didn't really get it, and it slipped from my mind. Many months later, long after the Great Tumblr Explosion of [...]
Good morning and welcome back to my world, dear readers! Today let's look at my latest review-read for Curiosity Quills Press--an upcoming November 9th release entitled A SWIFT KICK IN THE ASTEROIDS, by Edward Zajac. This is his first published book, and it follows an adventure of an IT worker and a privateer [...]
Hello readers! I hope everyone is having a lovely day. The sun is shining (momentarily), the rain has stopped (fleetingly), and I'm thinking about choreography (perpetually). More specifically, I've been thinking about how I learn and store choreography in my memory. I've been taking ballet classes again after a college-induced hiatus, and lately the studio [...]
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