Most - and I mean an overwhelming majority - of my loved ones are religious. I have nothing against people who hold fast to their religious beliefs, whatever they are. I don't have time to judge or hate theists, even if they share suboptimal memes about hellfire and brimstone in the comment section and repeat... Continue Reading →
Nothing, really.
Finest Nerd Czarina here. Listen. There has been a lot going on lately in this world that has been fucked up and horrible and has made me plan out a very detailed escape route to Canada. (My Canadian accent is on point!) Don't mistake my lack of ranting for being somehow less hateful of the... Continue Reading →
“Are You Going to Eat That?” or How I Fail As a Writer
When I was very young, I, like many other girls of a certain age, was given a diary as a gift. It was one of those diaries that had chunks of different colored pages, so maybe the first 50 pages were blue, and the next 50 pages were green, and the last 50 pages were... Continue Reading →
Teeny Tiny Chronicles, Chapter 1: Books
Once upon a time, I was a child. These are my stories. BOOKS My mother likes to recall the moment I learned to read, back when I was three years of age. They were short sentences and very easy words, but I had taken so long to start speaking, the fact that I was reading... Continue Reading →
[Throwback] Bad Ideas
We didn't start out as friends. In fact, we barely said two civil words to each other for months after we first met. I'm not sure when or why that changed, but change it did; a complete 180. We were an unlikely pair; I was young and angry and outspoken. I was dealing with... Continue Reading →