Before I can tell you the story I wish to tell you, I have to tell you another story – of a young girl growing up in a suburb of Chicago, whose father also grew up in a suburb of Chicago and played in a rock’n’roll band (this was the ’60s/’70s). Music is one ofContinue reading “Strawberry Field”
Category Archives: Misc
Desert Island Discs
I tend to consume a lot of British content. Through this, I have also stumbled across some fun podcast formats. In many cases, the format involves learning about someone’s life through a very specific lens, which I find rather enjoyable. (If you have read past blogs of mine, you likely already know this – I’mContinue reading “Desert Island Discs”
Film Review: Adaptation of Project Hail Mary
Title: Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirGenre: Science Fiction, Mystery, ThrillerTime: 2 hrs 36 minsRelease Date: Mar 20, 2026StoryGraph* Moods: Adventurous, Funny, HopefulHow I Stumbled Upon This Film: I read the book and loved it. Having been eagerly anticipating this movie since it was announced.Books by this author: Project Hail Mary The Martian, Artemis*StoryGraph also offersContinue reading “Film Review: Adaptation of Project Hail Mary”
The Many Englishes
One of my favorite lessons when teaching is when we talk about dialects and colloquialisms – where we discuss the differences in terms based on geography around the U.S. Sorta like I say tomay-toe, you say tomah-toe. But more along the lines, I say soda, you say pop. One says firefly, and the other saysContinue reading “The Many Englishes”
Off Menu
I’ve been consuming a lot of British content lately. (I have to say – they do game shows much better than we do…) Through this, I have stumbled across some fun podcast formats (as though I need more podcasts in my life…I can barely keep up with the ones I already regularly listen to). ButContinue reading “Off Menu”
A Million Pound Challenge
About two years ago, my writing group (which had come together mostly because we are part of the same workout program – plus I dragged my writing buddy along) started talking about our goals for the following year. We talk about both our writerly goals and our workout goals. One of the members said sheContinue reading “A Million Pound Challenge”
Writing the Introvert
I’m an introvert. I write introverted characters. People that know me are not at all surprised by this. While there are, of course, extroverts in my stories, I honestly don’t think I would even know how to write an extroverted character from their own point of view (like…how do I even get into their heads?).Continue reading “Writing the Introvert”
Scholastic
I was a student who did indeed love school – I still love to learn. That being said – my absolute favorite day was the day the teacher showed up with a stack of those Scholastic catalogs. I’d get to pick out a book. And it was FREE?!?! The other day, I was waiting inContinue reading “Scholastic”
Come See me in the Good Light
It’s strange – when you come to know the work of an artist where it feels as though you might actually know them (we don’t, of course – it just feels that way) – but then you come to the moment where you realize there’s nothing new left of theirs for you to consume –Continue reading “Come See me in the Good Light”
300th
It’s weird for me to consider that I am currently writing my three hundredth post on this blog. Partly because Dec 16, 2017 feels like a REALLY long time ago (the date of my first post). But also, that means that I have been consistently posting here every Friday for almost EIGHT YEARS? I’m sorry.Continue reading “300th”
Ami Maxine 