When you wake up with smudged black eyeliner, mysterious bruises, and a throat so raw you can barely speak, you know you’ve had a good time. That’s what awaits ticket holders for the Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy joint tour – The Hella Mega Tour. Silly names aside, this concert was a fun time. Worth a trip to Atlanta, Georgia. (Insert friendly reminder to musicians everywhere – Kansas City is an awesome place. Come here every once in a while!) Definitely worth taking al

Currently Reading: Lily and Dunkin. So far I've enjoyed it. I don't typically read a lot of middle grade books, because I don't teach middle school anymore. That said, I think there are a few things that haven't aged well (though the book is only 4 years old) not least among them, the fact that the trans character's deadname is repeatedly used throughout the book, which according to several trans authors I follow on Twitter is a huge no-no. I'm no expert, but I do feel it's a

Content Warning - This is a post about sexual assault. If that's triggering to you, please walk away. Take care of yourself first, always! You deserve love and positive energy and safety! Writing is easy. Sharing your work with others is so very hard. It is especially difficult when you write about trauma. You're essentially putting the most vulnerable pieces of yourself onto a Word Document and hoping others "get it." And something I've noticed over the past few years of sha

It is a truth universally acknowledged that two people should not enter into a fake relationship with each other unless they wish to fall madly in love. It was true for Lara Jean, and it is true for Daphne Bridgerton, our incomparable young heroine. Beware, readers, for there are spoilers ahead. If you haven’t yet heard about Bridgerton, first of all… where have you been? Second, you probably aren’t hanging out with the same sort of people as me. That’s cool. But, I heard abo