Time to Make Place : A Review of The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
“And what, I wonder, would owning a house mean for me?”
I Need Your Help
Push past what is impossible in your mind, narrow in your focus on the cake slice right on your plate, and take a bite.
Cheers and Tears: A Book Review of When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
Maurice Hannigan stalls until the very last night of his life to experience and reflect on all the feels from his eighty-four years.
An Exclusive Interview with the Name on Everybody’s Lips
To this day I still wonder, with just a small bit of my heart, if I met the real Santa.
A New Christmas Tradition You Can Start Right Now
This December, you don’t get just one short story because waiting under your Christmas tree is fifty-nine of them!
What do Santa and Mr. Rogers have in common? – Thoughts on A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Film
Mr. Claus and Mr. Rogers are two very special people, that evoke warm fuzzies and smiles. But their commonality is something more meaningful.
A Tapestry of True Community for the Modern Reader: A Book Review of There, There by Tommy Orange
Each character arrives at the Big Oakland Pow Wow a different person with unique experiences yet Tommy Orange reveals through their background story one element they all share, a hope for connection to their community.
Tame Down the Tornado
Damaging collisions can be controlled and repaired. Instead, travel light and airy so when you do come tumbling in, you won’t hurt those around you.
Helpful Habits of a Professional Writer: A Guest Post with Creator and Editor Erin Akiko Shishido
Because I write contemporary Young Adult, I write very ordinary characters. That’s pretty relatable, for starters.
Our Witch's Story: A Book Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe devotes energy and empathy to the banished daughter of the Sun God in this modern retelling of the legendary hog tale.
The Fruits, Raw and Uncut: An Exclusive Interview with the Band
Peel back the melon-choly you feel in your life and bite into a fruitful adventure.
How to Tumble into Your Best Life
Let us live diving into the wind instead of shielding ourselves from the storms.
Reservations
A young man sits for his routine bowl of spaghetti and meatballs only to have his day flipped upside down.
A Happy Ending to Global Cooling: A Book Review of Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
Good stories work well to disarm us.
Saying No Will Help You Find the Perfect Book
The key to snagging that perfect book and finishing it cover to cover is saying no. Be prepared to put down books that are not for you.
Gaining Success Should Not Be Complicated – An Interview with Motivational Writer Anthony Moore
“When you are consistent for long enough, things will start to happen. You have to knock on the door of your dreams more than once!”
The Lost Daughters of Stone Harbor - Part 2
A slight swivel in her posture and she raises her eyes to mine. She knows I have been staring at her, boring my questions into her.
Waiting a Lifetime for Love: A Review of Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
The title remains true to the course and pace of Jack and Joy Lewis’ love story. Their’s was a process of becoming.
