My young nephew is obsessed with the alphabet. He loves saying the letters, playing with his alphabet toys, and learning how to write them with crayons or chalk. So, when
I met my first robot 40 years ago. I entered a large warehouse near Newark and this formidable thing moved quickly to intercept me. It was over 6 feet tall
In April of 2022, I attended my first comic-con. Late to the party, it’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and this time just felt like
Mary Karr once told me: “Memoir is knocking yourself out with your own fist.” Okay, I romanticize; more accurately, I read it in her book, The Art of Memoir. After
We all have our handicaps, those skills that plagued us in childhood that we still run and hide from because they’re ingrained in our histories as negative events. A lot
One of the main benefits of writing is that it gives a voice to the otherwise voiceless. Literature is filled with stories about outcasts, the oppressed, and the silenced. Writers
Scars fortify After reading my soon to be released novel, The Holding, advanced reader Alison DeLory commented, “While Cate’s journey holds surprises, what we ultimately see is how her scars
Coming from a family that suffers from low blood pressure, I’m no stranger to feeling dizzy, blacking out, or fainting. Every member of my family has fainted, and I’ve even
There are so many fictional characters that fans love to study, dissect, and discuss. Comic book characters are particularly susceptible to this due to their longevity and the fandom that
Do you wish to drink up the sea or shadow the steps of Plato? Do you think philosophy is best portrayed literarily rather than syllogistically? To be able to write
A really fun aspect about writing is that anything can be a character. From mythological creatures to inanimate objects, we can give personalities, backstories, and life to anything that we
On Christmas Eve, I started reading Little Women. It felt like an appropriate choice because the story opens with a Christmas scene. I’ve read Little Women before, or so I
I was always a cautious kid who stayed put and always kept a grownup in my sight. But one time, I wandered off in a department store under my grandfather’s
One of my favorite story tropes is the villain turned hero. It’s so satisfying to watch a character slowly change their mind into someone who wants to do the right