I have a confession to make. I sing in the car. There, I said it. Yes, when driving really anywhere, if there’s a song on the radio that I know some of the words to (which unfortunately, is most of them), I will join right in. I have a knack for memorizing songs really easily … More My Steering Wheel Thinks I’m a Fantastic Singer
Yup. That’s what happened. I laughed.
He came home from work one day and announced that he was no longer going to smoke. Never touched another cigarette in his life. If only we all could be so strong. Poppy, you’re incredible.
I have a thing about doing things in order. But it’s true. If someone hands me a book that is the second in a series, I won’t read it until I seek out the first. If someone recommends a TV show, I will start at the first season and go through everything to get caught … More I must do things in order
No seriously. That’s what it does.
Over the weekend, I got the chance to be in the same room as Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud, Rick Riordan, and Ridley Pearson—four critically acclaimed young adult authors. I’ve had the fortune of reading at least one book by each of these authors, and after the panel, I hope to expand that to many more. … More Mega-Awesome Author Adventures
Back in college, when I was a wide-eyed freshmen who thought he was smarter than half of the people on the planet, I was recommended a film history course offered by a retiring professor. According to a coworker of mine in the college library, this professor was a brilliant man who will not only teach … More Love of Film
I don’t think there are any words for how beautiful this is.
I didn’t know it until recently, but I have a thing for…I don’t know the name for it, but the music that plays during Irish Step Dancing. I’m sure if you heard it, you’d know exactly what I’m talking about. The kind of exciting, peppy, energetic stuff that feels almost like it’s competing against the … More Heartbeat of Home
Since the first trailer of the newest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (and the abomination that it’s turning out to be) was released, I thought I would share my own thoughts and experiences with the franchise. After all, the story of four “Heroes in a half-shell” has come to mean more to me than just … More What Ninja Turtles means to me
Derek Pietras 