Exactly one year ago today was my book launch party. The Girl with the Empty Suitcase was released November 1, 2017. That night I hosted...

Several years ago, my husband had had enough of the fact that I had never read 1984. Apparently this omission made me the "worst English...

Earlier this week, I took a group of students - more than 50 - to a live production of A Christmas Carol. Between that, and the new film,...

It's here! It's today! The Girl with the Empty Suitcase is officially released TODAY. Interested in a copy? You can buy the ebook here...

I know I disappeared from my weekly book reviews for a while, but now I'm back! This week I am reviewing a classic of modern literature....

“Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.” ― Judy Blume Last week was Banned Books week, which I...

“The important task of literature is to free man, not to censor him, and that is why Puritanism was the most destructive and evil force...

I am moving towards completion of The Girl with the Empty Suitcase. That's right, the end is in sight! I just was talking to a potential...

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light. —Vera Nazarian In last week's book review for...

It's Thursday, everyone! You know what that means! It's book review day! Since I am still working on the Dark Tower series, and I want to...

Well, yes and no. Technically, summer officially began on the 20th this year. Unofficially, we see May Long weekend as the unofficial...

This semester I taught Into Thin Air to a group of gr. 12 students. After hearing the description they admitted they were "kind of...

So, I have come to the realization that I have a bit of an obsessive personality. I get really, really "into" different things. When I...

Last weekend I published a post about fandoms, nerds, geeks, and all other things that involve embracing creativity and enthusiasm. You...

Today I want to talk to you about my biggest struggle with naming characters: Namely, I'm a teacher. The joke about teachers is that they...

I'm writing a book. I've mentioned that once or twice or twelve times already, haven't I? What I haven't mentioned is what the hell the...

I'm a crier at the best of times. I tear up a little at holiday commercials. A sad movie will make me cry so much I have a headache for...

I am going to start this week's review with a few disclaimers: 1. As you probably know, I am a high school English teacher. 2. I am also...

One of my mugs at work says "I am silently correcting your grammar". When I first got it, one of my students informed me I was a liar:...

I was twelve or fourteen the first time I started a novel. The best thing about it was the title, which I have filed away in my memory...