You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
The Agony of an Untold Story
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.Maya Angelou, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Good Lord Bird (Miniseries Review) | A History Lesson, An Interesting Tone, and Great Acting
This show was on my list, the members of the cast I knew put it higher on that list but I let the premiere pass me by. I then saw images of a young boy wearing a dress, and I wondered why that was, that's how I got to watch this show. James McBride wrote … Continue reading The Good Lord Bird (Miniseries Review) | A History Lesson, An Interesting Tone, and Great Acting
The Life Ahead (2020) | Traumatic Childhoods that Bonds (Movie Review)
I came across an article about Sophie Loren, coming out of retirement to star in a movie directed by one of her sons, director Edoardo Ponti. Little did I know that the movie in question is adapted from a book that once caught my attention with its premise alone."The Life Before Us" or "Momo" by … Continue reading The Life Ahead (2020) | Traumatic Childhoods that Bonds (Movie Review)
Learn your craft and then be yourself
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.Pablo Picasso
Ambition and Work
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness | Book Review
Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness published 10 July 2012Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the School of Night. As the … Continue reading Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness | Book Review
October readings | Cursed, Mated, Flames, Mental Illness and Politics
Title: The Last Grand MasterSeries: Champion of the Gods #1Author: Andrew Q. GordonGenre(s): Fantasy, Adventure, Magic, Romance, MMPage count: 370 (ebook)Published: 29 March 2015 My review | Get it here Title: Unspoken VowSeries: Steele Brothers #2Author: Eden FinleyGenre(s): Mental Health, Contemporary, Romance, MM, Mental IllnessPage count: 319 (ebook)Published: 9 July 2019 My review | Get … Continue reading October readings | Cursed, Mated, Flames, Mental Illness and Politics
Reasonable dead
I’m undead, not unreasonable.Count Dracula - Dracula (2020)
The Witches (Movie Review) | A Quirky Dahl Dark Children Movie that Circumvents Child Labor Laws
Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Welcome to Marwen) is a writer-director-producer whose films have always caught my attention even if I haven't always rushed to see them. Strangely enough, Zemeckis is not the one who got me onto this film but three members of the cast did. Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told, Hidden Figures, … Continue reading The Witches (Movie Review) | A Quirky Dahl Dark Children Movie that Circumvents Child Labor Laws
Worn Out Spines 