I like violence…well, in my fiction.  In real life, I like things nice and tame, non-life-threatening, and calm. But in books, media, and ma...

More Disney! (See our earlier thoughts  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here , and here ) Welcome to the 1970s in Disney anima...

If you've been reading these posts, you already know my husband got us a subscription to Disney Plus, so my daughter (age 12) and I have...

My younger daughter and I have taken on a little project: we're watching all of the animated Disney films in chronological order and loo...

Can you feel it? There's a wave of excitement in the air, a mixture of anticipation and nostalgia which can only come from spending ...

I'm still enjoying the prompts from the DIYMFA book club . They've got a very active group over on Facebook , too. If you're ...

As I move deeper into my writing life, I'm getting invitations to do a variety of things. It's proving to be almost as much fun as w...

Nine more days until Mysticon ! I'm so excited. It's my first time at this convention, and I'll be there as a guest author. Th...

Given that I'm a gal who enjoys big monster movies, you'd think King Kong would be right up my alley. It's got a giant ape and d...

"I am big. It's the pictures that got small." -Norma Desmond This evening I had the pleasure of watching Sunset Boulevard...

The smallest place I ever lived was Kenny Lake, Alaska, population 400. I taught in a school of 100 children, grades K-12. My Spanish c...

I recently was able to see Night of the Hunter on the big screen.  I had seen the movie before, maybe more than once.  Going in, I rememb...