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  • Greek Tragedy Countdown, #8: The Truth Hurts

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #8: The Truth Hurts In honor of my adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone, which releases in 8 days, here’s my eighth favorite Greek tragedy: Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. So apparently I am a basic bitch, because why… Continue reading

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #8: The Truth Hurts
  • Greek Tragedy Countdown, #9: Euripides Lampoons Aeschylus’ Version of Orestes’ Story

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #9: Euripides Lampoons Aeschylus’ Version of Orestes’ Story In honor of my adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone, which releases in 9 days, here’s #9 on my list of my top ten favorite Greek tragedies: Euripides’ Electra.… Continue reading

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #9: Euripides Lampoons Aeschylus’ Version of Orestes’ Story
  • Greek Tragedy Countdown, #10: A Devoted Son Makes An Impossible Choice

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #10: A Devoted Son Makes An Impossible Choice Not me realizing it’s been a MONTH since my last post. Yeesh, I need to get better at this. Anyway, I have some exciting news: my middle-school-friendly adaptation of… Continue reading

    Greek Tragedy Countdown, #10: A Devoted Son Makes An Impossible Choice
  • Coming in 2026: Revisiting Olympus

    Coming in 2026: Revisiting Olympus I’m about to have a lot more time on my hands! This is going to be my last semester teaching at CU Boulder (for many reasons, which I’ll probably feel the need to explain in… Continue reading

    Coming in 2026: Revisiting Olympus
  • The Georgetown Christmas Market: Recap

    On Saturday, December 13th, I participated in my first in-person bookselling event (besides my book launch at the end of August). Here are some of the things I learned! 1) I was made aware of the opportunity after joining the… Continue reading

    The Georgetown Christmas Market: Recap
  • Spoiler Alert!

    Spoiler Alert! I don’t care at all about spoilers. Literally not at all. I get it: some stories hinge on the shocking twist, the unforeseeable surprise. And yes, it is nice to experience that feeling once in a while. I… Continue reading

    Spoiler Alert!
  • Reflecting On What I’ve Learned Along the Way…

    Reflecting On What I’ve Learned Along the Way… Whoops! Remember when I started this blog and I said I’d post every two weeks? Well, it’s been two months. Your girl has been busy. Teaching is in full swing, homeschooling is… Continue reading

    Reflecting On What I’ve Learned Along the Way…
  • This Is Probably My MOST Unpopular Opinion

    This Is Probably My MOST Unpopular Opinion OK, I’m prepared to get FLAMED for this. Remember when I wrote the post about letting people NOT enjoy things? If you need a refresher, here it is again. Well, I’m about to… Continue reading

    This Is Probably My MOST Unpopular Opinion
  • Trials and Tribulations

    Trials and Tribulations Battle Royale. The Running Man. The Hunger Games. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The Maze Runner. What is it about the “games and trials” trope that’s so appealing to us? Characters compete in structured challenges… Continue reading

    Trials and Tribulations
  • My Brilliant Friends

    Warning: there’s shameless promotion in this blog post! At least it’s not self-promotion, though. No, in this post I’d love to talk a little bit about my brilliant friends and the amazing stuff they’re putting out into the world. Because…wow!… Continue reading

    My Brilliant Friends