How to have a socially distanced 420
How do you celebrate 420 during the coronavirus pandemic? Virtually, of course. Most of us are at least a month into self-quarantine, and it’s obvious that...
How Reading Helped Me Stay Sober in Quarantine
I wish I could say I was a voracious reader as a child. For how much I love to write it’s actually quite embarrassing to admit...
The Enemies to Lovers Romance Trope: Romance Tropetonite
In the tradition of fellow Rioter Jess Pryde’s Romance Tropetonite series, I would like to talk about one of my favorite romance tropes: enemies to lovers....
Parenting During a Pandemic: Books That Can Help You Get Through This
If you’re a parent right now with kids home during this pandemic, are you okay? Believe me, I get it. I am a single parent to an...
Geek Trivia: The First Google Doodle Celebrated What?
The Burning Man Festival Geek Pride Day Pi Day Charles Babbage’s Birthday Think You Know the Answer? Source : Geek Trivia: The First Google Doodle Celebrated...
4 Middle Grade Series Kids Want to See as Comics
I’ve been focusing a lot on comics aimed at adults lately, but kids deserve nice things too (we all do, especially right now) and comics are...
Excerpt: THE INVINCIBLE SUMMER OF JUNIPER JONES By Daven McQueen
Get ready for one invincible summer. Check out It’s the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race...
Radio Drama: Then And Now
The definition of audio drama from Wikipedia goes as follows: “Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a...
A Flowchart for Making Impactful Purchases at Your Indie Bookstore
This guest post on how to support independent bookstores comes from Ally Kirkpatrick. Ally Kirkpatrick is the owner of Old Town Books in Alexandria, Virginia. You can...
8 Outstanding Short Story Collections
The stories collected in Nine Bar Blues weave emotion, spirit, and music, captivating readers with newfound alchemy and the murmurs of dark gods. Rooted in rhythm,...
