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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

Did you know some of the foundational science behind WiFi, Bluetooth, and other modern technology was developed by a Hollywood bombshell...

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...

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...

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,...

Love, jealousy, betrayal, friends turning each other into animals…all hiding in one tiny SAT word! In episode 43 of the Vocabbett...

As you get older, people might try to get you to invest in things, buy certain products, etc. Sometimes they attempt to prove their...

If you have a chance to watch Netflix’s “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal,” you really should. We all know the...

After around 20 new episodes, season 2 of the Vocabbett podcast is coming to a close! In episode 76, I dive into how I might be growing...

If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu, you’ll undoubtedly remember the slightly dotty daughter in the series, Margo. When I finished the...