I would be remiss if I didn’t review INSURGENT, since I’ve posted before about reading the series by Veronica Roth and my admiration of...

I can’t tell you what staying in public school would have been like for me.  All of my friends growing up were in public school and they...

I went to see the movie before I started reading the book.  I know, I know, it’s sacrilege.  But seeing the movie WILD made me want more,...

I don’t remember exactly when I first read Maya Angelou’s autobiography I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.  It wasn’t for school, but it...

Don’t go thinking I haven’t been doing anything just because I haven’t been posting here!  Oh no! I think that’s one of the things that...

I have to admit, I was embarrassed to buy this book because the title and the cover looked so…cheesy.  But my own YA novel “pushes...

If you write YA, send in your submission to the Dear Lucky Agent Contest!  First 150-200 words and two social-media postings to be...

It’s been a long time since I’ve kept up my initiative to write a post about Movies on Mondays, Writing on Wednesdays, and Photos on...

PURE by Julianna Baggott follows several characters but the main heart of the story belongs to Pressia, a young girl turning 16 in a...

I just finished ALLEGIANT, the third and final sequel in the DIVERGENT series by Veronica Roth.  It would be a disservice to give away...

Cruella de Vil is such a great villain.  Her image sticks in my mind throughout time as a creepy lady who scared the crap out of me. ...

My short film SISTERS will screen on Monday, December 16, 8pm at the Alamo Drafthouse 114 Vintage Park Blvd, Houston 77070.  Tickets $10...

National Novel Writing Month begins with a challenge to write 50,000 words in the 30 days of November.  Today is Day 1.  I’m working on a...

So it’s a Tuesday Movie Monday but better late than never, right?! Recently, I traveled to NYC to visit friends and was able to go see a...

Trying to capture a real-life woman as a character profile/study for the future: There is a lady that lives on my street.  I don’t know...

It’s been a long time since I last saw WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Robert Zemeckis, 1988).  It’s an iconic film in my family’s history, and...

All American colors in the backyard, I got there too late to take more pictures.

I was brave and stupid once Fearless because I was fearful And now I’m still brave And I’m probably pretty stupid at times And I have...

Today was my last day at work for the Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) as their Program Coordinator.  It’s the first job I’ve...