Unique Story Elements that Draw You In (And the Perils of Changing the Formula): The Great British Bake Off
After years of hearing about it on Tumblr, catching glimpses and snippets of it on TV, and watching a few episodes of a spin-off, I finally started properly...
Book Review - Song of the Lioness Book 1: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
A beautiful gem of a book. A few days ago I finally got around to reading an anticipated book, which came out recently: the graphic novel adaptation of...
I Was Wrong About the Murderbot Show and I'm Happy About It
What it says on the tin, essentially. I first read All Systems Red by Martha Wells a few years ago – the first book of her amazing and deservedly popular The...
Book Review - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7486121389 My only regret is that I didn’t listen to the audiobook. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue...
I Can't Help But Wonder - Epic: The Musical
There is no feeling like finding a story or piece of media that immediately touches you and rewires your brain chemistry, even to a small extent. I won’t say...
The Art of Recommending a Book - Part 1: The Self
I’ve been feeling like I’m in a bit of a reading slump, wanting to read so many things yet not actually in the mood for that particular story when I open the...
Agency, Hope, and Batman
Hard to believe this was just last week... A lot of world events happened last week, including the U.S. Election. For many of us, it’s a lot to take in —...
An Event Both Liminal and Grounding - Can*Con 2024
There is something so special and liminal about Can*Con, that sometimes I wonder how it can actually exist – and how is it that I’m actually a part of it. A...
Hello and Welcome!
Hello! Welcome to this little newsletter of mine. Sometimes I feel like I have so many thoughts in my head that they long to spill out onto the page, and so...