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
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Twenty-something author who loves telling stories more than anything else.
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
CAM GIRL probably isn't a book which would have naturally shown up on my radar. Granted, my radar is pretty shabby and doesn't pick up a lot of stuff, but it's still outside what most websites would recommend to me. Which is unfortunate, since this is exactly the kind of thing I find fascinating. The … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: CAM GIRL by Leah Raeder
As I've probably mentioned before, I started out my writing life as a fanfiction author. One of the foremost glories a fic author can receive are reviews. Comments, kudos, reviews...these are what keep a fic author breathing. We can't do it for money, more often than not we don't even have our "real" name attached … Continue reading Talk Bookish to Me
Time: Saturday, 2:46 pm I hate working brunch. (To be fair, most of us hate working brunch, so this isn't just me talking.) I'm sure I've said this before, but it's chaotic and loud and there are too many people around. Added onto this, I was working on the patio, so I had some of … Continue reading Tales from the Café: These Slip-Resistant Shoes Were Made for Walking
Trilogies--in addition to any serial longer than that--are difficult to complete. There is so much any one reader is going to want or expect from the conclusion. Does the plot turn out the way they expected? Does their favorite character survive the action? Does their favorite couple, their OTP if I may, get together at the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: UNDIVIDED by Stephanie Erickson
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