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Brave New Week Update

Hello, everyone! If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that last Wednesday I launched Brave New Week, a multi-part blog series that is going to dive into Captain America: Brave New World and The Batman, essentially being an extended pilot to my 2020s Sequel Curse Series. But after sitting with the low views and the lack of response, I decided to make a small but important change. Instead…

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The Batman vs. Captain America 4: When Third Acts Decide Everything

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Brave New Week!

What better way to kick things off than with a head-to-head comparison of two major superhero films with wildly different tones, characters, and—most importantly—third acts—-Captain America: Brave New World and The Batman (2022).

Last Saturday, I watched Captain America 4 with my dad, and for some strange reason—I found myself being reminded of the…

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Life Happens... Including Summer School

Hey, everyone! Happy Friday the 13th! I had planned to launch the 2020s Sequel Curse blogpost series on June 10, but between summer classes, some reading marathons, and being human, things got pushed back. Instead of rushing it, I’m taking the time to do it justice — and I’m excited to bring it to you starting next Friday, June 20.In the meantime, look out for a couple of book reviews coming…

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Something Mysterious This Way Comes

Hello everyone! Happy Saturday! At the time of posting this, it has been 9 months since the publishing of this website! So today, I’m letting you in on something big: I’m launching a second website! Introducing… The Mystery & Media Maestro It’ll launch on July 14. This will have… Reviews of mystery media — not just books, but also movies, TV shows, games, and even podcasts Reviews and…

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Goodbye, May, Hello June!

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The End of A Four-Ish Month Journey

Hello, everyone! After years of dreaming and months of writing, I can finally say it: I finished the first draft of my first YA urban fantasy novel, Can You Spell Werewolf?, on May 20, 2025. THE STORY BEHIND THE DRAFT This story began in November 2020. I officially started the draft on February 1, 2025, over a week after my spring semester of my freshman year of college started. I wrapped my…

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Goodbye, April...Hello, May!

Hello, everyone! If you’re reading this, I hope you had a good April! This post will be both my reflection on not just the cancelled NaPoWrimo Diaries Series, my combination of the A-Z challenge and the NaPoWrimo challenge, but also recap of my creative journey this month! It’ll also include where I want my creative journey to head next month! Let’s get into it! NaPoWrimo Diaries…

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CHANGE OF PLANS

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GRANDILOQUENT (NaPoWrimo Diaries Day 6)

Welcome back! Prepare yourself for a grand poem, inspired by the emotions of chapter 13 and 14! It’s kind of the response to the previous poem, posted yesterday. Let’s get into it! G etting ready to rise R ise from the place where I A lmost abandoned hope N ow I know that I can’t turn back, can’t D espair when I know I t’s not over yet L ooking forward to where this will take me O ver…

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FALLEN (NaPoWrimo Diaries, Day 5, Part 1)

Hello, everyone! I am sorry for the delay, but I had a busy rest of my week, dealing with the stresses of college week and didn’t really have the time or energy for writing or posting! This poem is not only inspired by chapter 11 and 12, but also a good representation of how I’m currently feeling creatively! Let’s get into it! F ar from where I wanted to be A nd it feels like I’m barely…

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ERASURE (NaPoWrimo Diaries, Day 4)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the fifth installment of my NaPoWrimo Diaries series! Today’s poem is taken from the emotions of Chapters 9 and 10 of my WIP! Let’s get into it! E verything will be fine if I stick to the plan, and I'mR eady to go back to the way things were beforeA ll I need to do is break this curseSo the beastliness of me will beU ndone and erased, and my humanity will beR…

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Destiny (NaPoWrimo Diaries, Day 3)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the fourth installment of my NaPoWrimo Diaries Series! Today’s poem was adapted from the emotions from my seventh and eighth chapters of Can You Spell Werewolf? Let’s get into it! D escending upon me is an opportunity to E ssentially take the chance to accomplish S omething of my own, but I feel like I need T o be tentative yet brave enough to ask: I s this my…

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CATALYST (NaPoWrimo Diaries, Day 2)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the second day of my NaPoWrimo Diaries Series! I hope everyone had a good start to National Poetry Month and the second quarter of 2025! Today’s poem was adapted from the emotions of my fifth and sixth chapters of Can You Spell Werewolf?. And after the poem, you will get the first mini-update of the month on how itself is going, including yesterday’s writing! Let’s…

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BEASTLY (NaPoWrimo Diaries, Day 1, Part 2)

This is the second of the two acrostic poems that I have written for today. This was adapted from the emotions of my third chapter of my WIP: My good B ehavior is fading My patiencE is slipping The words I Am hearing Are not S erenading Being poliTe—something I’m trying to grip, but Losing Patience the more I hear Yapping. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s “C” poem—and the first mini-update on…

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Ablaze: NaPoWrimo Diaries Series (Day 1, Part 1)

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the first installment of my NaPoWrimo Diaries Series, the series that combines NaPowrimo, and the A-Z challenge, in order for me to help create my poetic soundtrack for Can You Spell Werewolf?, made up of acrostic poems. Since it’s Two-for-Tuesday, you will be recieving the A poem and the B poem today. This poem adapts the emotions of the first scene of my opening…

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Goodbye, Q1, Hello Q2 of 2025!

Hello, everyone! With April being just around the corner, before I started doing my last-minute preparations to make this the most April yet, I just thought I would take the time to share with you all how the last three months have been in my reading and writing journey AKA what has kept me busy creatively, and where I want to be in the next three months! Let’s get into it! Q1…