Author Archives: Ryn PB

Boy Band Music Critic 5: ZAYN, Ashton Irwin, & Harry Styles

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Ryn PB

Introduction In early 2021, when half the world was still taking COVID-19 seriously and the other half were pretending it never happened and wasn’t happening, I started listening to One Direction. And 5 Seconds of Summer. And eventually BTS. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, albums, anxiety, ashton irwin, boy band, cd, celebrities, coachella, comedy, corona, covid, covid-19, critic, critique, fame, harry styles, harrys house, humor, kpop, live, live music, mental health, music, music cover, music critic, nirvana, nobody is listening, one direction, pop, pop music, skit, snl, social media, superbloom, twitter, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

The Best (Nontraditional) Winter Holiday Songs

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Ryn PB

Happy holidays to alternative music lovers! As much as I enjoy the traditional Christmas carol every now and then, I wanted to compile a list of holiday songs that aren’t the same ones that have been sung and listened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, original writing | Tagged a capella, acapella, all time low, blink-182, carols, christmas, christmas tree, fall out boy, frozen, green day, holiday, jimmy kimmel, kpop, music, owboy, playlist, pop punk, ramones, reindeer, santa, santa claus, season, spotify, straight no chaser, stray kids, taylor swift, the killers, the polar express, tree, twenty one pilots | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 4: ZAYN, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson & Harry Styles

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, boy band, collab, collaberation, concert, corona, covid, covid 19, critic, critique, harry styles, liam payne, live, live music, livestream, louis tomlinson, lyrics, mind of mine, music, music critic, pandemic, pillowtalk, pop, pop music, quarantine, review, setlist, social media, songs, spotify, sunshine, twitter, virus, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

A Christmas Cookie Contest

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Ryn PB

As he set down the cats’ food bowls, Benji’s phone buzzed insistently in his pocket. His parents had promised to check in when they landed, but they’d only left a few hours ago. When the phone had been wrestled out … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories | Tagged books, christmas, christmas eve, christmas romance, christmas story, cookie decorating, cookies, eggnog, family, fiction, fireworks, friends, holiday romance, hot chocolate, kittens, LGBT+, magic, mental health, merry christmas, movies, party, queer lit, romance, santa claus, santa hat, scotland, sister, snow, straight no chaser, sweater, ugly christmas sweater, winter, writing | 1 Comment

Boy Band Music Critic 3: Liam Payne and Harry Styles

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic, polysyllabic spree | Tagged 1d, album, bands, boy band, cd, celebrity, christmas music, comedy, covid-19, harry styles, liam payne, live performance, medicine, music, music critic, one direction, pop, pop music, review, skit, snl, solo | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 2: Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, albums, boy band, cds, critic, flicker, live music, louis tomlinson, music, niall horan, one direction, paul rudd, pop, pop music, review, singles, smallfoot, snl, solo | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 1: Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, album, bebe rexha, boy band, bts, cd, covid, critic, digital farm animals, drivers license, fine line, harry styles, kate mckinnon, louis tomlinson, music, one direction, pop, pop music, review, rock, rock music, self-titled, sing of the times, single, singles, snl, songs, steve aoili, twitter, walls | Leave a comment

Bonus Mini Post: Songs I Can’t Get Enough Of, Paired with Books I Can’t Get Enough Of

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

I love writing these song-book pairings, so I thought I would write a little mini one for fun because I’ve been listening to the same few songs on repeat lately. Plus, I’m gearing up for a Nebraska winter, a.k.a. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adeem the artist, agust d, AJR, alice oseman, books, bts, erin morgenstern, fall out boy, fast and furious, favorites, graphic novels, hadestown, jimin, john green, jung kook, jungkook, kpop, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, love, love song, love story, lve, mental health, music, paper towns, queer lit, reading, songs, starless sea, the rose, YA, young adult | Leave a comment

The Tale of the Cat, the Witch, and the Traveler, as Told by a Black Cat

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Ryn PB

The biggest victims of the Salem Witch Trials were black cats. And I know this may sound melodramatic coming from me, but it’s true. Witches have recovered their good name and get killed much less nowadays. I bet you even … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories, stories | Tagged black cat, cat, felines, forest, history, legend, myth, mythology, witch, woods, writing | Leave a comment

The Bin-son Boy, Part 4 (of 4)*

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Ryn PB

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Noriyuki flew through the air and, as his body rotated, his legs created a perfect right angle before he kicked backward and landed in a perfect stance. In the air, it seemed like gravity … Continue reading →

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