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Boy Band Music Critic 8: Louis Tomlinson’s Faith in the Future

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Ryn PB

Introduction As I was doing research on Louis Tomlinson, the news seemed to be focused on only one thing: that some fan tricked him into signing a marriage certificate during a meet and greet. The other thing I could find … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, angst, boy band, boy band music, change, chicago, critique, doncaster, live, livestream, louis tomlinson, movies, music, music critic, music review, one direction, pop, pop music, relationships, review, rock, rock music, summer, target, youtube | 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

What Do You See When You Read?

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Ryn PB

When you read a book, a movie plays out in your mind, a vivid moving picture created entirely by the collaboration between your mind and the author’s words. Until recently, I thought this was a total exaggeration. No way people … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era | Tagged adaptations, anxiety, aphantasia, art, book nerd, books, bookworm, education, films, hangeul, knowledge, korean, languages, learning, life lessons, linguistics, memes, mental health, movies, reader, reading, spanish, words, writer, writing, written word | 3 Comments

25 Quotes for 25 Years

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Ryn PB

This month, I turned 25, so I thought I would compile 25 quotes that have given me wisdom, laughter, and/or comfort throughout my life so far. Hopefully they can offer something to you too! “Life moves pretty fast. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era | Tagged AJR, birthday, bob ross, bojack horseman, bts, christmas, doctor who, emily dickinson, emotions, ferris bueller, gilmore girls, green day, hank green, heartstopper, jess mariano, john green, john mulaney, karate kid, leighbardugo, LGBT+, life lessons, maggie stiefvater, mary poppins, mental health, milestone, movies, music, newsies, nick nelson, paper towns, psych, queer lit, queer rep, quotes, reading, six of crows, spider-man, spidey, stan lee, the raven boys, the raven cycle, trc, YA lit | Leave a comment

January 2022: How a really good book, a really bad book, and an overwhelming life put me in a reading slump

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas A Little Tea Book: All the Essentials from Leaf to Cup by Sebastian Beckwith, Caroline Paul, and Wendy MacNaughton The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged after, anna todd, autobiography, book haul, books, cats, cozy vibes, fanfiction, gender theory, greek mythology, hate read, hot chocolate, john green, leah johnson, lemony snicket, lgbt lit, LGBT+, library, library sale, life lessons, movies, music, music festival, netflix, outerspace, particle physics, percy jackson, physics, queer lit, reading, rise to the sun, sale, science, sickness, stem, tea, twitter, women in stem, writing | Leave a comment

September 2021: How the Magical Readathon helped me find purpose in the simple things

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ryn PB

What I Got: Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey The Girl Who Became a Beatle by Greg Taylor Vogue Dec. 2020 What I Read: King of Scars (reread) by Leigh Bardugo The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen Rule of Wolves … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT+, mental health, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adaptations, bees, black history, books, challenges, dark academia, discrimination, emily m danforth, fairytales, fear, ghost stories, ghosts, graphic novels, grisha, grishaverse, historical fiction, horror, justina ireland, leigh bardugo, LGBT+, life lessons, literature, magic, magical, memoir, mental health, middle grade books, movies, nonfiction, novice path, orilium, paranormal, queer lit, queer literature, queer women, racism, readathon, reading, six of crows, supernatural, the devil all the time, tom holland, wasps, writing | Leave a comment