Category Archives: Fun

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Until recently, I loathed American Literature. We read so much of it through middle school and high school, and it was always presented in a boring and dry manner. Vividly I recall my sophomore American Lit. class being forced to read The Crucible aloud over the the course of weeks. I preferred British and WorldContinue reading “I shall be telling this with a sigh”

Creative non-fiction interlude

Image Source: Author Sarah Dessen One of my exes’ mothers had statues like these in her living room. Every room in her home was meticulously well-decorated, from the chair rails to the baseboards. The furniture was rotated in and out with the seasons (or when she got bored of the pieces), and colors were coordinated.Continue reading “Creative non-fiction interlude”

Silver Linings Playbook

Look for the signs Every year, my sister and I go to the movies on Christmas Day. We’ve gotten all of our Christmas-y activities done by Noon of that day and we rarely go to the movies the rest of the year. This year the pickings were slim for Christmas blockbusters. We weren’t interested inContinue reading “Silver Linings Playbook”

Young Adult

“Young Adult – that’s industry-speak” Young Adult was refreshing. Mavis is a complicated, self-centered, realistic character. Prom queen-turned-divorced young adult novelist, Mavis is already emotionally unstable and receiving the birth announcement for her high school boyfriend’s sends her reeling – all the way back to her small hometown. She makes quick work of her high schoolContinue reading “Young Adult”