I smile even though I’m not okay. I laugh just to hide the pain. I close my eyes and fall deeper into the dark abyss. The darkness swallows me every time. Then I open my eyes and start it all over again.
Review of “Harley Quinn Black + White + Red”
Summary: For the first time in print, 19 short tales of Gotham City’s craziest clown princess are presented in nothing but black, white, and bold splashes of red. See how Harley’s story unfolds in worlds beyond the DC Universe, in the alternate timelines of Batman: White Knight, Harleen, and the Harley Quinn animated series! Witness …
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A Door Left Open for Butterflies
We joked. We laughed. She waltzed out in the morning and trudged back in the afternoon. After an early afternoon snack, we tried to cook our next meal. I set up the kitchen table. She started a fire on the stove. If only for the safety of us, we decided to eat ramen and remember …
Review of “Chlorine Sky” by Mahogany L. Browne
Summary: A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. She looks me hard in my eyes & my knees lock into tree trunks My eyes don't dance like my heartbeat racing They stare straight black hot daggers. I remember things will never be the same. …
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Reflections from a First Year Teacher
I am one of my harshest critics. Even when someone has something positive to say about me, I tend to dismiss what they’re saying. Instead, I believe they are lying. That’s why, when reflecting on my first year of teaching, I am going to force myself to address what I did well instead of just …
Summer Break!
Hello! It has been a while since I have sat down and updated anything on my blog. Sometimes, I'll get random notifications letting me know that someone has liked a post or followed the blog, and I'm so confused because I haven't shared anything new. Well, that will be changing very soon. I have officially …
Review of “One of Us is Lying” by Karen McManus
*This is one of the first full reviews I wrote, and it's on one of my favorite books. Later this year, I will be posting a full article on my current thoughts on Karen McManus and her books. Summary: Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk …
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Review of “Beyond the Bright Sea” by Lauren Wolk
Summary: Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift on a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow's only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor …
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Failing My Reading Challenge (Again…)
Every year since I had started back actively reading, I tried to follow a reading challenge. While I of course set a book goal on Goodreads for how many books I wanted to read, I also attempted to find reading challenges that had different categories. This was a way to force me to read more …
“The Year” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Poetry Reading
For a long time, I tried making New Year's resolutions. It was always some variation of the same goals at same point: I want to learn a new language; I want to lose weight; I want to do something creative; and I want to be more organized (the toughest hurdle for me). Every year, I …
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