From the invention of the first arcade cabinets, to when "Pong" was able to be brought into people's homes, to today's online multiplayer campaigns, I think a great many of us have played some fashion of video games at some point in our lives. And while most critics will focus on a game's music, graphics, level of difficulty, ease of controls, and replay-a-bility, one aspect that didn't often factor in until recent years was its story. Granted, back when people were figurin

It's no secret that books are one of the most important things you can give to and share with a child, no matter how young they are. Even a simple picture book with little to no words can open up a kid's imagination, and teach them things you didn't even realize they were learning. Even the fine motor skills of simply turning pages is crucial. And in a day and age where most kids are being given computers and phones and IPads, it's more important than ever to make sure that g

Hey! Welcome to the third and final part of "TV I grew up with that shaped me into the writer I am today" series. If you missed Part One or Two, where I waxed poetic about Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, just CLICK HERE or HERE to get caught up. (Once more, I'm only doing a cursory reflection of these shows. I'm assuming you've heard of or watched most of these. If you haven't, I highly recommend checking out ALL of these fantastic series for yourself.) But now it's time

Hey! Welcome to Part Two of "television I grew up with that shaped me into the writer and person I am today" series. If you missed Part One, where I babbled on about the early days of Nickelodeon, just CLICK HERE to get caught up. (And once again, I'm only doing a cursory reflection of these shows. I'm assuming you've heard of or watched most of these. If you haven't, I highly recommend checking out ALL of these fantastic series for yourself.) But now it's time to move on

Yo! Welcome to the first true, official blog post! As I said back when I was beta testing everything here (which, thank you to everyone for helping me out, by the way!), I intend to use this blog to gab about books, movies, TV, music, fandom stuff, and pretty much anything that perks my interest in an effort for you all to get to know me better as a person. And likewise, I hope to get to know my audience more too! And as someone who generally enjoys stories with morals, I als