My roommate once described me as "Stephen King trapped inside a Disney princess" and I think that sums up my personality nicely, though I would prefer to substitute Bradbury for King as I am not quite that dark... I am, however, a strange combination of intensity and flowery joy. I enjoy spending dark nights practicing…
13 October 2019 Los Angeles, California- A local church choir has been thrust into the spotlight as reports are circulating that the choir director's eyebrows have been, prematurely, raptured. "It was truly a miracle," said long-time congregation member and greeter Jim Dennison. "I was sitting in the pews listening to the choir and suddenly I…
9 October 2019 Los Angeles, California Nearing the middle of October, spooky season is in full swing and Halloween celebrants across the nation are gathering their pumpkins, brooms, and ominous soundtracks in preparation for their night of revelry. Halloween has long been a time of community, of neighbors sharing chili on the front porch, children…
Expectation: Showing off your stellar vocabulary. Reality: Spending ten minutes trying to remember how to spell "potpourri" because you're too proud to look it up. Expectation: Writing elegant rhymes to express your emotion. Reality: Sounding like an angsty Dr. Seuss. Expectation: Writing free verse poetry that seems authentic and avant garde. Reality: Sounding like an angsty and, now, drugged…
NEW YORK, NY- Prominent journal and book publishing company formerly known as Weakly Publishers has changed its title to "________ Publishers" in light of their new initiative, the 'Mad Lib Editions.' Books and journals formerly published by this company will be reprinted in new, special edition 'Mad Lib' format during this holiday season. Or, should…
I was inspired this morning as I walked to practice piano for an upcoming recital... this would have been great, had I been inspired to practice. Rather, I was inspired to set the opening of Wordsworth’s The Prelude to music. My roommate (bless her) stopped me just in time: “Ryanne, if you write a melody and…
OCTOBER, 2017: SCOTTSDALE, AZ- As families of children and teens work together to plan their annual Halloween festivities, one family is changing up their traditions, or, rather, continuing those began 500 years ago. "We don't celebrate Halloween," said Mrs. Geneva Knox, mother of four, as she welcomed reporters, sharing both her insights and her gluten-sugar-dairy-and-taste-free porridge…
As I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord the souls to keep Of all my peers who practice late... I thank him that I didn't wait.
Went to the children's classics section in search of some light reading...now I am just wondering how many poor young Winnie-the-Pooh fans have been traumatized by Poe instead... Perhaps Eeyore likes Poe's stories. "Nevermore" seems like his type of vocabulary. Still, "Welcome to your nightmares" is a daunting phrase to put on a book beside…
