“Everyday” picture books have stories that reflect regular life. As recently as a few years ago, it looked like children’s book publishers thought that only white children enjoy simple, everyday experiences. Not anymore. When I was in my graduate school, I took a course on Children’s and Young Adult Literature…

More times than I care to admit, I’ve heard people mention that they’ve turned down a raise or turned down one last job for the year, because they thought it would move them into the next tax bracket, causing them to lose money. …

Two doctors. Two books on micronutrient-rich eating. How will you choose? Let me help. Nowadays, you can find books, articles, and people supporting any kind of diet you can think of. I heard about Andrew Flinders Taylor on the podcast Part-Time Genius. He’s an Australian man who lived for almost…

Do you want to go to sleep with no money and wake up with all your bills paid, a bursting bank account, money under the mattress like in a cartoon? No more working for money! Ever! If you’ve watched any videos on YouTube, then you’ve probably seen an ad for passive income. …

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Envy of Angels is an urban fantasy/culinary fiction mash-up. Matt Wallace’s first novella, in a series of seven, is quirky and self-aware. It trades in the noir tone of many urban fantasies for an upbeat, irreverent one. While not big on character development, Wallace does not disappoint in the action…

If you opened this article after reading and loving Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg, then may I hedge a bet that this article was not written for you. Though, guessing by what I read here on Medium, chances are my readership was not dealing with their sexual identity and going…

I was in the favorite coffee shop recently. It’s a small local shop, established in 2014. It says so on their front door. This is the place for people who appreciate the taste of the actual coffee, with seasonal drinks including made in house brandy flavoring and bitter orange and…

And middle-grade too I’ll grant right off the bat that there aren’t a lot of people who would argue this point anymore. The latest article I could find about it not being okay was this one from 2015, but that author had a strong opinion about it. I’m sure there are still people…