Casting a spell for a healthier new year

New Year: A Fresh Start Within the Same Parametors

Photo by JESHOOTS.com on Pexels.com The parties are over. The endless eating has stopped. Now you're back to your daily grind wondering how did I get this way and what should I do to fix it? I know as a society we're all crying "Fresh Start" and "New Me" but that isn't centered in reality. …

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Alexa, What Day Is It?

You made it! You did the thing! You survived the holidays. You swallowed the stress and just let things happen around you. Or maybe you didn't but you're still here anyway? Either way, HOORAY FOR US! Now we're in that pocket of space where some of us go back to the daily work grind while …

Stressed for the Season

Photo by Nicole Michalou on Pexels.com I'm not well. Mentally unhinged, but by far not my worse bout of whatever the fuck this is. It started before Thanksgiving. I was coasting through Thanksgiving, letting whatever happens to the mercy of the universe. I was suddenly aware of myself in ways that I'm normally oblivious. The …

Teaser for Book 4, Eliza & Khai have a moment.

Inspiration ✨✨✨

Bury it in the backyard

Old post from a previous blog. Dated: 3/4/2014 Anger takes so much out of me. Its exhausting to be this angry all day. Sleep is but a whisper when I need so much if it. Coffee just stirs the acids in my stomach and gives me cramps. My lack of sleep just makes me more …

Selling Mumest & Murder at MumFest!!

I had the immense pleasure to sell my books at MumFest this year! It felt like a dream come true. I use New Bern, North Carolina as a backdrop to my cozy murder mystery because it's a beautiful, quaint, river town with loads of history! Growing up here wasn't exactly marvelous because there isn't much …

Hocus Pocus 2: Movie Review

[SPOILER ALERT! I avoid big pivotal spoilers, but address a lot of the complaints/bad reviews and explain my opinion of those bad reviews which may describe full scenes of the movie. Reader, beware!] First of all, I didn't have high expectations of this movie because the original movie is more of a nostalgia porn trip …

Nope: Movie Review

[Spoiler Alert! While I try to avoid big spoilers there are some minor/vague spoilers mentioned. Read at your own risk.] Are you looking for a super suspenseful story with light gore and easy to follow storyline?! Oh, and HORSES? Well, Jordan Peele has got something for you then! While Nope is not a high-energy movie, …