Christmas is probably my favorite holiday of all time. The food, the family, the gifts, and of course, the Christmas Tree! When I saw that Terri Steffes was hosting Christmas…
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Review: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
In The Way You Make Me Feel, Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on…
Character Interview: Yael from Secondhand Origin Stories
Hello, everyone! Usually on Mondays, I have reviews, but instead this week, I've decided to interview my favorite character from Lee T. Blauersouth's Secondhand Origin Stories - Yael! Yael uses xe/xyr…
Review:: Song of the Current by Sarah Tolscer
Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. For generations, her family has been called by the river god, who has guided their wherries on countless voyages throughout the Riverlands. In…
Review:: Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman
In Girl Out of Water, Anise Sawyer plans to spend every minute of summer with her friends: surfing, chowing down on fish tacos drizzled with wasabi balsamic vinegar, and throwing…
Review:: Rise by Cara Brookins
After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the…
Alec’s Graduating!!
My little brother, Alec, is graduating from high school on Friday at the ungodly hour of 8 a.m. We are all very proud of him, and we wish him luck…
Sue Simkiss: Survivor
Originally published at The Western Carolina Journalist. Photo by Ceillie Simkiss. Sue takes a nap on her way home from her first chemotherapy treatment. One in 8 women will develop…
Saying Goodbye to Darla
This past week has been a rough one in my family and friend group, as we had to say goodbye to one of our beloved mothers. Darla Dolton is the…
The Birth of the Bald Eagle
For the last week, I have been off the grid in the picturesque mountains of North Carolina, in the Morganton area, for anyone familiar with North Carolina. Morganton is about…
I apologize for not posting anything here sooner,
I apologize for not posting anything here sooner, but I've been trying to find the right way to word this, to broadcast this, and my writing has almost entirely failed…