Here’s a teaser for the second book of the Fallen Hosts Trilogy. It’ll be done sometime this summer! The darkness hid his face from her, but she could hear the pain she was certain was written all over it when he spoke. “Why? Why him?” Tears burned at the corners of her eyes, threatening to … Continue reading »
America: A Googlenation, Obamanation, or Celebrination?
As a high school teacher at a Title 1 school, there are a lot of “never fails” each day: at least 10 students coming to class without a pencil, excuses for not doing homework, hearing 10 f-bombs per period, etc. But what’s been surprising to me is how many students say, “Miss, did you know..?” … Continue reading »
Trust or Bust: Marriage Watch
Biannually, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints come together to watch living apostles and prophets deliver messages from the Lord to admonish, strengthen, and teach those listening. Whether you are Mormon or believe in no religion, issues in relationships or marriages seem to be pretty similar across the board. Lately, I’ve seen … Continue reading »
Amazon Kindling 101
Here’s to hoping you’ll kindle the fire of reading and…ok I can’t finish the cheesiness. Moving on! In light of so many new tablets, laptops, apps, phones, and other electronics finding their way into the hands of more happy owners, here’s a quick tutorial/walkthrough of how to navigate through Amazon and Kindle, specifically with eBooks. … Continue reading »
Hey I Just Met You, And This is Crazy, But How’s Your Grammar?
The Google search bar can be a dangerous thing – for me, it’s what caused me to be up at this ungodly hour the night before I have to wake up at 5:30 to teach a bunch of riotous children the first day back from their spring break. Searching “ecards BYU better than UofU” somehow … Continue reading »
Are you a Dark Knight or a White Knight?
Knights: The poster children of chivalry and all that is good. Society has different versions of knights, most of them introduced to us through storytelling, such as: Knights of the Round Table via King Arthur Batman’s Dark Knight. Jedi Knights (Star Wars!) The Black Knight (A Kid in King Arthur’s Court – Daniel Craig certainly … Continue reading »
“So…Why Aren’t You (Insert Annoying Question Here) Yet?”
If I had a dollar for every time I got asked “Why aren’t you married yet?!”, I would be able to buy an entirely new wardrobe and a week’s vacation to the Bahamas. Sometimes I want to give some ridiculous answer like the one above just to ruffle people’s feathers, but then I worry they … Continue reading »
Forget FOMO: It’s All About the FOCU, Baby
And yes, it’s as bad as what it sounds like I’m really saying…you know you thought it! My recent return to the Vegas single’s game has led me to believe that FOMO, aka Fear Of Missing Out, ain’t got nothin’ on an even bigger problem: FOCU, Fear Of Committing to the Unknown. It should be … Continue reading »
The Fight for Liberty, Without Guns
Since this blog is titled “Dating and Discovery”, it could be expected that this particular blog post be about being liberated from a relationship. Now, even if that were true for me, I’m sorry to disappoint you if that’s what you were hoping this post was about. This post is about a discovery, a recent … Continue reading »
New Year, New Young Adult Fiction Book: Seraphynx
Well, it finally happened. Fourteen years after a pen touched my first page and started writing books my book has been published. You can check it out here. If you click the “Click to Look Inside!”, you’ll get a nice little preview of the book - the whole first chapter and part of the second too! If you … Continue reading »
