On Monday evening, a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on charges for the shooting death of Michael Brown, a black teenager who lived and died in Ferguson, MO. This was the result of a three-month process, in which the grand jury heard from witnesses of the shooting, the medical examiner who … Continue reading What Ferguson Means to Me
The End is the Most Frightening Part
By the time you read this I will have taken my very first behind-the-wheel driver’s test, with the hope of getting my license. Yes, I do realize that I’m pretty old to be getting my license for the first time, but that’s all right. I’m excited by the possibility of getting my license, buying a … Continue reading The End is the Most Frightening Part
Book Review: The End is Nigh
The End is Nigh (The Apocalypse Triptych, Book 1) Edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey Self-Published My love of all things apocalyptic doesn't know many bounds; chances are, if there's the whiff of the end of days surrounding a project, I'll at least have to give it a look. This has lead me … Continue reading Book Review: The End is Nigh
An Open Letter to My Husband on the Occasion of Our Sixth Anniversary
Dear Ryan, You know my history with previous boyfriends, and I know yours. We've both had experiences that have left us damaged, closed and wary. We're still unpacking that baggage; even though it's so much easier going through it with someone committed to helping you find the proper place for it, it's an exhausting process. … Continue reading An Open Letter to My Husband on the Occasion of Our Sixth Anniversary
Working in the Nooks and Crannies
There are still too many projects but not enough time, but I'm beginning to think this is just the way of things as you get older. There are always so many things you want to do, but for some reason there's just not enough time and/or energy to get to them. Right now I'm still … Continue reading Working in the Nooks and Crannies
The Patreon Saint
I'm a grown-ass rabbit, and I love comics. They're a fantastic medium to tell a story with! The best of them marry arresting visuals with great dialogue in ways it's very difficult for anything else to do. You can travel thousands of miles or thousands of years in time from one panel to the next, … Continue reading The Patreon Saint
Making an Author’s Disaster Recovery Plan
One of the constants of my life has been a distinct lack of consistency. I'll start many projects with the firm belief that I've cracked whatever problem has prevented me from seeing something through to completion in the past, lay it all out so that I see the path to victory before me, make a … Continue reading Making an Author’s Disaster Recovery Plan
Friday Fiction: When the Whales Rose
(This is the result of a writing exercise suggested by my dear husband. So if it's weird, blame him! Please, let me know what you think of it in the comments.)I wiggled a little before I sat down on the comfortable, warm thatch of straw I had so meticulously placed on the sand. It was … Continue reading Friday Fiction: When the Whales Rose
The AFI Top 100 Films: Citizen Kane (#1)
Citizen Kane (1941) Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore Written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles Directed by Orson WellesThis has been a really hard review to write; I've had to think a LOT about Citizen Kane and why I thought about it the way I did. I completely understand why the American … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Citizen Kane (#1)
It’s the End of Summer, Start Falling
The summer of 2014 was a pretty crazy one for me! Most of it has been structured around Ryan's trip to Clarion, the associated Write-A-Thon and all of the lessons I've learned since then. It turns out I needed to take a bit of a break from writing after that, just to process what I … Continue reading It’s the End of Summer, Start Falling
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 