Welcome Traveler! Please feel free to use the menu to jump right into a category or section of your interest. Otherwise, just scroll down to continually read my most recent posts.
If you want to get a hold of me for any reason, please head to the “contact” page. You can directly message me, or connect on various social media platforms.
Nosferatu 2024 Film Review
Let’s talk about Robert Eggers’ 2024 Nosferatu specifically as a stand alone piece of film, and not comparing it to any past variations or the original source works. For your reference of my view time observations I have seen the film five times so far; twice in the theater and three times at home, and…
The Truth of the Matter (4/20/2024)
From the outside looking in it’s all very romantic; the era, the aesthetic, the traditions and social cues and orderly courting etiquette. They always leave out the details, the raw bits that make it real, like you aren’t seeing through a glass darkly and only remembering the good parts. Where is it written about the…
“Depraved” by Harold Schechter
A lovely book about H.H. Holmes and his crimes. This book has so much interesting information about the man, the crimes, as well as the place and time that the events took place. The author does an amazing job of setting the stage in this respect. I’ve always been super interested in H.H. Holmes anyway,…
“The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald
I had never read this book until recently, even though I’ve loved the animated movie since I was little. This book was originally written/published in 1872. Pictured here is my antique copy, which does have illustrations but is also abridged. I recently listened to the unabridged version on Audible, and it was fantastic. They had…
Steaming Kettle (07/27/2020)
I gather pinches of various herbs and flowers from their various jars and packets. My mood today is out-of-body; distant and detached. I open the tap, filling the fat hollow of my kettle with the cool water of the well. My days have been blending together in a slow rush of sunrises and sunsets. I…
“Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo
The Grisha Trilogy was one I had wanted to read for a long time and I forget where exactly I had heard about it. It kept getting pushed to the back burner behind other books I wanted to read, but after seeing that a Netflix show was being made, I made it a priority. The…
Dark Alley (04-18-2018)
It was the kind of place you didn’t go to because that’s where bad things always happened.But she liked it bad and wanted something to happen to her. Badly. So that’s where she went.It was dark and dingy, damp, and dirty.A place that attracted the devious, the depraved, debauchery, and the Devil himself.Moonlight didn’t touch…
Winter (Frostbite) (12-23-2019)
The Winter Solstice is upon us, and the year is in its dark half. Days and sunlight have been steadily waning, while the moon gains power and the long nights reign supreme. I am like that tonight heavy darkness inside. I wish to cut like ice Burn like the cold To be filled with anything…
“The Shining” by Stephen King
“The Shining” by Stephen King Finally starting a classic that’s been on my TBR list for what seems like forever. Some notes: A) Stephen King books are usually a hit or miss for me; some I love, some aren’t anything to rave about. B) The Stanley Kubric film is a cinematic masterpiece in and of…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Follow My Work
Get new writing delivered to your inbox.
AEL Library & Archives 