From Austria to America: The Origins of the Waltz

You may have seen it performed in a film, a competitive dancing show, or (if that’s how you roll) at a ball of your very own. Whatever your experience, to most, the waltz represents a conservative dance that radiates classic sophistication à la Cinderella and other timeless fairytales. However, few know very much about the […]

For Katie (a.k.a. Advice for an Aspiring Writer)

Someone recently asked me if I have any tips for writers out there who are passionate about improving their craft. Like Stanford Pines when he came back through an inter-dimensional portal in Gravity Falls or Earth Two Harrison Wells when he returned through his inter-dimensional portal in The Flash, I have learned a lot in […]

A Tale of Two Golf Carts

In my adventures I have found that golf carts and I, when combined, lead to some pretty interesting, precarious times. The following is an account of two such exploits, the likes of which are kind of ridiculous, but also oddly true. Like, seriously; I may be a YA fiction and fantasy writer, but this chiz […]

Fire & Ice & Glitter

I never liked this poem. No offense to my man, Robert Frost—his poem “The Road Not Taken” is practically my jam—but I’ve always just found this particular bit of writing to be too dark. When my 8th grade English class first analyzed the poem long ago, I immediately had one question in response to Mr. […]