I. Freakin’. LOVE. Halloween. The whole month of October is 31 days of pumpkins, blood, and candy. What else could you ask for?? (Well, brains if you’re a zombie) To get you in the proper mindset of a good ol’ horrifying Halloween, I have specially crafted a list of 31 Movies to Watch in October. … Continue reading
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Theif
Thief But couldn’t you have even at least had some respect for me? As a human? As a living thing? Did you ever think about me? About how all this would affect me? Probably not. Because to you, it was never about me. It was always about you. (Fiction in 50 submission – September) … Continue reading
Why Do We Ban Books?
“Nothing’s gonna change my world.” My questions and musings on Banned Books week 2013…. Why do we ban books? Who are we trying to protect when we censor ideas, words, and images? When something offends us, why do we feel the need to not only look away, but to keep it away from others as … Continue reading
10 Things I Don’t Miss from the 90s
There’s seems to be a proliferation of 1990’s nostalgia lately. Every time I get on Facebook or Buzzfeed or Pinterest there is some new, trending list of 90’s memorabilia, from music to toys to Nickelodeon. Well, I love reminiscing about The Fresh Prince, and Polly Pocket and Chumbawumba as much as everyone else, but not … Continue reading
5 Surprisingly Good Celebrity Novelists
These days it seems like every celebrity and everybody who thinks they’re a celebrity has written a book. Then, you read the fine print and see that really a ghost writer actually did all the work while the “author” babbled on about a series of unrelated experiences over a mimosa and a cigarette. Anyway, that got me … Continue reading