I have a complicated relationship with stories made specifically for girls and women. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Disney Princesses and romantic fairy tales when I was little, and at first I wasn’t ashamed of it. But then when most of the girls my age gravitated towards the tomboy …
Cinderella. A fairy tale passed through generations for centuries. Some ancient cultures have their own version of a rags to riches folktale, from Rhodopis to Ye Xian to Queen Esther. The story we know as Cinderella was published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697. …
People tell you not to dwell on the past for too long, to learn from your mistakes and move forward. But I’ve found myself thinking about the past a lot lately. The summer after fourth grade where my brother and I each had a friend to spend a week at …
After three years of writing and rewriting, I’m pleased to announce the release of my first book, Mabutay’s Lyric. It’s the first part of a five book series called Tales of Anino, a YA portal fantasy series. The story centers around fifteen-year-old Chloe Shepherd as she leaves Earth …
It’s been a little over a year since white supremacist hate groups marched through the streets of Charlottesville, chanting slogans such as “Jews will not replace us,” “whose streets, our streets,” and “white lives matter.” This terrorist event led to one girl’s death and many others being injured. Since this …
Last time, I posted a short story “Gift of Healing” to advertise for my upcoming eBook, Mabutay’s Lyric. This month’s post is…pretty much the same. As is the case with “Gift of Healing,” “Bottle of Insanity” will feature characters that appear in the ebook. Hope you enjoy! Bottle of Insanity …
A few months ago, I decided to try something different and posted a short story called “The Pod.” Here’s my second short story, but this time it’s part of a series of short stories written for my upcoming eBook, Mabutay’s Lyric: Book 1 in Tales of Anino. These short stories will …
Disney has been trending on reboots for a while, hasn’t it? From Sleeping Beauty to Cinderella to Beauty and the Beast, they insist on translating their animated features to live-action remakes, whether we asked for them or not. Most of the time, they range from passable (101 Dalmatians, Cinderella) to …
So apparently Marvel decided to bump its release date for Avengers: Infinity Wars from early May to April 27 (only fifteen days from the release of this blogpost). To celebrate its early arrival, I’ll be sharing some trivia about the heroes we know, love, and in some cases laugh with. …
In the movie Secondhand Lions, the three main characters often allude to Hub McCann’s “What every boy should know about being a man” speech. Though we only hear a snippet of it, the idea of becoming an adult still ties into the coming-of-age story unfolding for our young main character, …
