My 2023 Reading Goals

Its a New Year so its time for some new goals! I have been working on this blog since I was 15-years old. Now at the age of 23, I am on year eight of book blogging. My blogging has waxed and waned over the years, but I have some resolutions to be a more…

Short Story: And Then He Woke Up

A flash of bright white light.  Heat searing through my bones.  The feeling like someone has taken a hot knife through my spine.  Darkness. I wake up, and it's like someone’s filled my head with cotton and molten lead. My body doesn’t feel like my own, like I’m thinking from outside of it, or swimming…

Throwback Thursday: “My Relationship to Television”

Unlike a lot of people my age, my parents didn’t limit my screen time growing up. There weren’t any shows or channels that were off limits to me; I was allowed to watch anything I wanted as long as my homework was done. My parents actually named me after a TV character, though they’ll each…

Throwback Thursday: Urbanization and Medicine in Mid-18th to Mid-19th Century Britain

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years. Urbanization and Medicine in Mid-18th to Mid-19th Century Britain This…

Zines

*This list is not fully updated What Is A Zine? Zines (pronounced zee-ns, as in magazine) are fan productions, usually made by either a single person or small group, and generally consist of art and writing, centered around a theme. These may be professionally printed or done DIY-style. Zines are often made and sold with…

Services for Sale

Hello everyone! Quarantine and being home from school with all my extracurriculars cancelled is already driving me a little crazy, so I'm putting some services up for sale! I'm willing to read/edit/beta-read school work, essays, blog posts, and fan fictions. I am also willing to write short fan fictions, blog posts or essays (not for…

Favorite Books of the Decade: 2010-2019

So, this past decade, I was 10 (2010) to 20 (turned in 2019) years old, so a lot of reading, and a lot of formative reading was done. Here are the ten books that most stick out as my favorite of the decade, narrowed to those published within the peace as well.  

Want More Book Reviews?

A lot of times, when I finish a book, I don't have enough time or inclination to write a full blog post review. So, I have recently started doing Bookstagram again and I've been posting mini-reviews of every book I've ever read, including going back and writing a review of every book I've read and…

Throwback Thursday: Cloud Nine Essay: Where is Tommy?

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years. In theater, casting is often very intentional. In Caryl Churchill’s…

Throwback Thursday: Fences Performance Critique

Throwback Thursday, where, essentially I post old writing samples, essays and short stories that I dig up from my pile of hoarded papers and school assignments or from the depths of my computer. So everyone can see how my writing has changed/improved over the years. Fences by August Wilson premiered in 1985. The play was adapted…