“Let him know how smart you are,” my father said before I went on a date with my boyfriend. I heard my father’s words and questioned his advice. I recalled when one of my teenage boyfriends taught me to play Backgammon. As a long-time board game player, I quickly caught on to the winning strategy. …
Category: Writers
Jul 05
Resident Evil: Vendetta – Movie Review
Warning: There are spoilers in this article. It’s no secret to anyone who knows me is aware I am a huge fan of the Resident Evil video game series. The same cannot be said for the live action “adaptation” films starring Milla Jovovich. Though they featured many of the same characters from the game series, …
Jun 23
Beautiful Day for a Murder
It’s early morning and I pile Gracie and Joker into the van and race the sunrise to the park, two miles West of here. I don’t see any wildlife as I pull into the park entrance with my high beams on. The road winds past the fenced-in baseball field on the right and the lake …
Jun 21
Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale
Everything We Keep is Kerry Lonsdale’s first novel. It came out in 2016. It tells the story of Aimee Tierney who lives in a small town in California and works in her parents’ restaurant. She’s expecting to marry James, who she’s known since elementary school, and eventually have a restaurant of her own. Then life …
Jun 18
Coffee Shop Chronicles: Making friends in coffee shops, Part 2
The Fine Grind, a coffee bar Little Falls, NJ March 2017 Now that I have a seat, I’m restless. It’s March, and far from feeling like winter. I settle into my cushion bench seat and look around the room. This is still the only place to sit. I reach for my writing bag when my …