January 2016 Bookends

31. January 2016 Personal, Slice of Life 0
I started January the way I do most years, all motivated and awestruck by the fact I have a brand new year to fill with all the stuff I’ve been meaning to fill the previous year (or two, or three, or…) with. Here I am on the precipice of February, and I’ve added two measly ...

Goals 2016: Reading

12. January 2016 Reading 3
I’m not a big believer in New Year’s Resolutions. Yes, a blank new year is a great time to decide how to fill it, but the way I see it, if you really want to change something about yourself or your life, why wait? Especially since it seems like everyone gives themselves an out sometime ...

Hello 2016

01. January 2016 Personal 0
I had this introspective, meditative post about 2015. What got accomplished, how many books I didn’t read, who I managed not to kill, that sort of thing; however, I didn’t get to post it before I left and now it’s too late. 2016, my new adventure, is here. It has not been an auspicious beginning. ...

Four Things I Hope To See in OITNB Season 4

16. December 2015 Fangirling, Lists 1
I am fascinated by OITNB. The characters are the definition of diverse and unflinchingly real. The storylines range from whimsically crazy to homicidally heavy. As a writer and a storyteller, I learn from studying it, but as viewer? I consume. As far as I can find, there’s no official drop date for s4. I had ...