(I hate myself for using that paraphrased lyrics. I hate myself.) Motivation is one of those words that gets thrown around for a multitude of reasons. It's what drives the marathon runner. It's what keeps the scholarship student's grades up. It's what we all hear that our characters all need in order to make for … Continue reading Five A.M., Waking Up in the Morning
Month: May 2016
...What, you really expected me to read some other book next? NOT WHEN THE HUMAN IS COMING OUT TOMORROW, MY FRIENDS. I MUST BE PREPARED. *coughs* But in all honesty, after the cliffhanger of THE FATE, there really wasn't anything else I wanted to read more than this. We take the reins behind Michaela, the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE REAPER by Stephanie Erickson
Time: Tuesday, 9:16 pm It was almost time to leave. All of the customers were already gone--a small miracle, given that there was a strong tendency to hang around well past closing time--so we were getting a little extra cleaning done in our "free time." I was over cleaning the wood portion of our floors, … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Amazing the Things You Find
So after checking out the Unseen trilogy by Ms. Erickson, I was eager to see what the rest of her writing looked like. I've purchased at least one other book of hers, but haven't started reading it yet. (Like about three-quarters of the books I own.) I was planning on reading it next...at least, until … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE FATE by Stephanie Erickson
I've been thinking about this ever since the actual conversation that spurred this most recent Friday's Tales from the Café. It was a bit of a throw-away line from me at the time, but it's stuck with me in the back of my head for probably a few months now. We don't see the same … Continue reading Don’t Trust What You See
Time: Saturday, 8:35 pm It was a quiet night, and a welcome one at that. Friday night had been an absolute nightmare; it had been me, a returning college student, and three new hires working, and I'm fairly certain everyone in a thirty mile radius had decided to come out. So a quiet night shift … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Man in the Mirror
I thought about reviewing these books separately, but I read them in such quick order one after the other, I think it's fair to put America's whole story into one review. I came across THE SELECTION, book one in this trilogy, in a Barnes & Noble several months ago when I was on a bit … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE SELECTION TRILOGY by Kiera Cass
I've been following along with some of the snafus that have occurred in and around the #WeNeedDiverseBooks hashtag, though haven't ever really delved deeply into them. I have several friends who write stories dealing with people of various diversities (racial, people with disabilities, LGBT+, etc) and I know it's an important part of our world … Continue reading The Trouble with Diversity
"Admit it, didn't you always think the zombie apocalypse would begin in New Jersey?" Okay, if that wasn't going to catch my attention, I don't know what would. I went to an event locally where I got a chance to hear several local-ish authors talk about the craft and their books. I've reviewed one of … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: EXIT ZERO by Neil A. Cohen
Time: Every day I come into work Every job has its own set of phrases that make you feel like you're a broken record. Mocha Time has quite a few. Between what I hear the customers say, and what I say on a regular basis... "Thank you for calling Mocha Time City Center, this is … Continue reading Tales from the Café: Commonly Heard Phrases
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