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The Best Book You've Never Read (Farewell, Maggie Smith)
I can't be the only person who grew up thinking "good books" and "school books" were mutually exclusive categories. Now that I'm older...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Beauty and the Assembly Line: How Modernism Destroyed Classical Architecture
Why is classical architecture almost universally beautiful, while anything "modern" is some shapeless monstrosity of concrete, steel, and...
Aug 30, 20244 min read


Welcome Back, Jane Eyre! (And Other News)
Oh, boy am I excited to tell you about a life-changing project that I have been working on for almost TWO YEARS. To make a long story...
Aug 13, 20243 min read


No, English Classes Shouldn’t Be Using ChatGPT
I’ve noticed an alarming trend in society lately, and it’s to no one’s benefit. Flipping the knowledge of previous generations on its...
Sep 7, 20234 min read


How to Write the Perfect 5-Paragraph Essay
People like to think that each essay is unique. With every new prompt, we must start from zero with a blank page and new ideas. Not so,...
May 9, 20231 min read


Why History Is Quickly Becoming the Most Important Subject
When I was a middle school history teacher, I sometimes felt like my class wasn’t as “important” as the others. The insecure corner of...
Mar 25, 20235 min read


Follow the Money: School Choice Edition
Between books, I’ve made the unfortunate decision to start reading more news. It’s a horrible habit that rarely improves one’s quality of...
Mar 19, 20235 min read


Krav Maga Camp: My Experience vs. Siena’s
If you read my behind the scenes post, you’ll know that I was so excited about Krav Maga camp in Israel, I somehow wrote most of Siena...
Mar 12, 202312 min read


Don’t Leave for Spring Break Without This!
HELLO, my dear readers! I am so excited to share that Goodreads is giving away TEN free copies of Siena Saint James Is Not a Spy just in...
Mar 10, 20231 min read


The Fact in Fiction
While Siena Saint James Is Not a Spy is a work of fiction, it does allude to certain historical events. Just like I gave some backstory...
Mar 8, 20238 min read


‘Siena Saint James Is Not a Spy’ – Sneak Peek!
AAAH!!!!! I don’t even know where to start when it comes to sharing this news. Siena Saint James Is Not a Spy is now available for...
Feb 4, 20239 min read


We Have a Major Problem.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we have a major problem. Our education system is an incoherent hodgepodge of asinine theories,...
Jan 16, 20239 min read


Can You Write a Book in Google Docs?
When I was writing Ahead of Her Time, I used all the things. I Googled which platform was best, spent a bunch of money on Scrivener,...
Jan 25, 20222 min read


The Best Agatha Christie Mystery Is The Woman Herself
They say history is stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true that in the case of Agatha Christie. She may be one of the most...
Dec 31, 20212 min read


Classic Novels I Secretly Hated
Let’s preface this by saying that everyone’s tastes are different! I’m not saying these books are objectively bad, just that I personally...
Nov 25, 20213 min read


Hollywood Bombshell Helps Invent Wi-Fi…Gets Written Out of History
Did you know some of the foundational science behind WiFi, Bluetooth, and other modern technology was developed by a Hollywood bombshell...
Nov 21, 20212 min read


‘Crazy’ Moon Words + A Writing Tip
You’re probably familiar with the legends of werewolves and madmen emerging from the dark on a full moon…but did you know that this...
Nov 15, 20211 min read


WTF Is Inflation (And Why Is Everyone Talking About It?)
Psst...Definitions for words in bold can be found at the bottom of the post. Depending on how current events-savvy you are, you may have...
Nov 13, 20214 min read


3 Ways English Might Change in the Next 100 Years
In case you didn’t already know, I have a strange passion for etymology. It’s fascinating to study how words change and grow over time,...
Aug 20, 20212 min read


The Surprising Link Between Dogs, Celebrities, and the Queen!
Love, jealousy, betrayal, friends turning each other into animals…all hiding in one tiny SAT word! In episode 43 of the Vocabbett...
Aug 16, 20211 min read