Fables Vol. 19 "Snow White"
Nothing has thrilled me these past few summers as much as the Fables series. I knew about this series years before I picked it up -- a ...
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Where my love of writing stems, the soil is very dark
I started writing to get away from my peers. Just like any student in a minefield of adolescent decay, a notebook was my saving grace. Wi...
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"The Opposite of Loneliness" by Marina Keegan
A coworker and I decided to try and do a book club over the summer and this was one of the books on her list. My library had it, and I...
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"The Revenge of the Witch" by Joseph Delaney
Today's readers love a good series. I am no exception. The only book that's difficult to get into is the first one -- every other...
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"Under Wildwood" by Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy's grasp of language is so absolute that I want to be friends with him. Instead, I just get his lyrics and his books. In t...
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"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman
Every spring break I pile up the books thinking that I'll actually read them, and instead I just gaze out the window while the mounta...
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A Plethora of Roald Dahl During Spring Break
A few years ago, while lost in the bookshelves of Half-Priced Books, I stumbled onto the Ds of the children's section. There, before ...
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"Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King
It was years ago when I read on Stephen King's website that he was playing around with two novel ideas that had him revisiting two ...
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The washing machine ruined our night
Those bad things always happen when you least expect them. Those bad things like the wolf yelling at your door to open up or he'll hu...
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Anxiety Chronicles: Introduction
have read many writers and their essays about how they've dealt with anxiety. Some of it is harrowing, and I think to myself, ...
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Where I hate on "Frankenstein"
After suffering through reading "Dracula" last year, I thought I would try another horror classic that is much shorter. Ent...
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