7/27/2020 Edit: Added link to FinImpact article discussing how to support LGBTQ-owned small businesses. Over the past few years, there were a few blog posts I’ve written that I’ve thought about deleting. Though sometimes it’s encouraging to see how far I’ve come as a writer since I started, there were …
I’ve talked about religion and my faith a couple of times on my blog, though it’s been a while. My last post on the subject was early 2018, and a lot has changed since then. The last ten years have been a whirlwind of struggle and doubt in the faith …
About a year ago, Marvel Studios released Avengers: Endgame, which would become the highest grossing film to date. In anticipation of this film’s release, many YouTube film critics made videos dissecting their favorite scenes in the MCU and what made them so effective. These videos (brought together by the phrase …
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 …
