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See that picture there? It’s from the first page of a Disney Princess coloring book that I colored the other day. Yup, the other day, not decades ago when I was a kid and coloring was cool. Actually, it’s kind of interesting that adult coloring books have completely exploded in popularity, and, as a former…
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Anyone who has been following me for a while is likely to know of one particular goal I have every year that I consistently fail to accomplish: one of these day, I will reach my goal of reading 100 books in a year. Last year was again not one of those years. I didn’t even…
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Last year, I had the opportunity to feature some of the stories featured in the premier volume of the World Unknown Review, but, this year, I decided to take it a step further by inviting my fantastic authors to do an interview with me so we can talk about these stories that caught my attention,…
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Since Luther mentioned it, I thought perhaps I’m a bit overdue for showing off the cover to this year’s World Unknown Review. It’s hard to believe that it will be available in ten days from today! I’ve received the proof and the cover looks damn good in the flesh, though I might do a little…
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After a lot of reading and stressing out about not being able to get through all the submissions in a timely manner with my new job, I am very pleased t announce that I have finally decided on the stories that will be chosen for publication in the second volume of the World Unknown Review!…
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This is Genghis Khan. He’s a seven year old blue point Siamese cat that has been with me since he was about three weeks old. This is one of my few remaining hair ties, sitting innocently next to the food bow Genghis shares with his brother Baldur Cat. The thing is, that hair tie? Had…
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With the exception of one hiccup that prevented my boyfriend from finally watching Skyfall before we head out to see Spectre tonight, today has been a pretty good day. It’s the first day off I’ve had where I’ve felt I’ve had some peace and quiet and been productive, without overextending myself and feeling like I’ve…
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I hadn’t done this intentionally, but I realized that I’m reading two very different books about essentially the same thing: people pretty much forced to participate in deadly games for potential monetary gain and the viewing pleasure of a jaded and disenchanted audience. I started reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Running…
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Yesterday’s October Scary Movie choice was The Silence of the Lambs, because, quite frankly, it’s damn time I actually watched that movie. I was a little sleepy due to all the early shifts I’ve been having at the Day Job, but that is a freaking amazing movie right there. It got me thinking a little…