I take myself too seriously a lot of the time. Putting my butt in a chair and doing creative work can seem daunting because I’m haunted by the idea that …
Category: Reviews
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Verdict: it’s good. It’s upsetting. It’s a good one-evening read. It’s definitely made the cut into my mini-collection if Slim Books by Spooky Sisters.
Late August/Early September Reads
I had a ton of fun reading this while on vacation visiting my sister in New York. We were together for eight days, which is a lot of time to …
July/August Reads Part 1
July was a slow month where I spent a lot of time on the couch watching Try Guys videos because it was too hot out to be alive, so I …
June Reading
Bit of a slower month this month. June really passed me by without me noticing. Escaping From Houdini is the third installment in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series, one …
May Reading
I listened to this in the car on the way out to Cleveland for PyCon 2019. This is a fun techno-thriller, perfectly suited for a road trip. If you like …
Movie Review: Ma
Listen, you pretty much already know whether you’re going to like this movie. Octavia Spencer stars in this horror film about a middle aged woman who buys alcohol for teenagers …
Unsolicited Book Recommendation: Tess of the Road
One of the best books I read last year was Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman. It’s a kind of meandering fantasy story about a girl who is rejected …
Review: The Merry Spinster
4/5 stars As with most short story collections, there are a couple I really loved and a couple I could have done without. That’s just the nature of the format, …