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Author: MB

  • Happy Thanksgiving!! (Dessert Recipe!)

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that you’re surrounded by your family, friends, and favorite foods! 😀 One of the ‘must-haves’ for me at Thanksgiving is Ambrosia. My mom and dad would always make it for Thanksgiving when we were younger, and even if it doesn’t get eaten as much anymore,…

  • Christmas Songs! (pt. 1)

    I love Christmas!!! Every year for the last 15 years, during trick or treating on Halloween is when my dad busts out his Christmas playlist. This year, thought I normally wait until after Thanksgiving to put up my Christmas tree, I simply couldn’t wait! I put it up mere days…

  • Writing tip #2

    Have a Special Place. This is one that I read from a writing advice book several years ago (I forget the name), and it’s a good one (but it can go wrong too, and I’ll explain how). A lot of writing is emotional and “vibe-al”, so if the mood isn’t…

  • Book Recommendation: And Then There Were None

    Book Recommendation: And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is the ultimate ‘whodunit’ ‘locked island’ murder mystery that has inspired mystery aficionados’ in the creation of more novels, movies and games for decades. Summoned to a mysterious island by an acquaintance, whom all of them they just ‘can’t seem to quite…

  • The Courier (an original short story, by me MBR)

    The client hadn’t specified what was in the package, just that Andres was not allowed to let it out of his sight. “No, don’t even put it down,” the twitchy little man with the pencil thin mustache and the bony wringing fingers had ordered him. “Don’t ever let your fingers…

  • Drama Recommendation: Suspicious Partner

    Drama Recommendation: Suspicious Partner

    A legal rom-com with one of THE best villains in drama history, Suspicious Partner is a 2017 SBS korean drama that stars Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun. Eun Bong Hee (Nam Ji Hyun) is wrongfully arrested for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Jang Hee Joon (Changsung). No Ji…

  • Dora: Crazy Good Explorer? Or Just Crazy?

    After watching the 2019 live action production of Dora the Explorer, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, I’ve come to the conclusion that Dora, is in fact, crazy! The movie showcases many alarming symptoms, both in Dora and in her surroundings, that lead to that very diagnosis. #1: Dora’s…

  • Songs to Clean to!

    This past week, has been a DEEP CLEANING kind of week and, unless you are a full-blown psychopath, you need to have music playing while you clean! To quote Snow White, “Just Whistle While You Work!”, or Giselle “Our Happy Little Working Song!”, or Mary Poppins, “And Snap! The Job’s…

  • Writing Tip #1

    Limit yourself. Wait, don’t click away yet! This is a really good genuine tip, I promise! Without this tip you won’t be able to accomplish the #1 writing rule. I’m not saying ‘limit yourself’ as in ‘limit your imagination’ or ‘limit how good your are/can be’. No. I mean –…

  • Book Recommendation: The Fellowship of the Ring

    The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien is a well-known cult classic, about a group of unlikely heroes that band together to defeat an evil tyrant, but here’s why you should read The Fellowship of the Ring specifically. Reason #1: It’s a classic epic quest story, with a…