Bang-bang. Bang. Bang-bang-bang-bang. The sound can be heard at all hours of the day in Beartown. It’s a hockey town, after all. A town...

About the book Hank, his brother Jacob, and Jacob’s friend Lou stumble upon a crashed plane, the pilot dead and a duffel bag full of...

Daura was the first book I read in this particular format – that of interviews (I can’t describe it, exactly – I’m sure there’s a name...

I’ve always loved math. I enjoyed the predictability of numbers, and I loved the challenge of finding meaning in those elusive alphabets...

Grown-ups are odd. When you tell them about a book you discovered, they never ask you the essential details. They never ask: “How does it...

A Disclaimer: Please don’t take every word I’ve written here (especially the ‘never minds’) as truth. Some of what I’ve written has been...

In my previous post, I spoke about shaming and preaching, and why it’s not okay to shame others; to force them into sharing your beliefs...

On shaming, assuming, and preaching “It is criminal not to raise your voice” is clear shaming. “YOU might be privileged, but I cannot...

About the book Ten-year-olds Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka were playing in their schoolyard with their friend Emily when a man none of them...

-- In Which A Story Begins -- Yes, of course there is a witch in the woods. She has been around for many, many years. She used to demand...

(To know what boundaries are and why they’re important, check out my previous post!) Before I begin, I want to acknowledge something:...

DISCLAIMER: I have used ‘you’ quite liberally in this post. I do this because the word is powerful. It helps us all reflect on our...

Empathy The word has become a buzzword. Everyone knows it exists and lots of people use it as a weapon against other people who’ve been...

Sometimes, articulating my thoughts comes out as a random jumble of words. Writing letters to the authors helps, I've found. So...here...

As I read The Mountains Sing, lots of words came to me to describe its beauty. But they all somehow overwhelmed me. By the time I sat to...

Confessions is a uniquely written book, much like most of the books I’ve been reading these days. So my review will be a...

As a firm dog-lover and someone who’s largely indifferent to cats, I didn’t think a story about the relationship between a cat and his...

Malice (n): the desire to harm someone; ill will What is malice, really? Hatred? Love turned sour? Just plain dislike? Theoretically, I...

WARNING: If you've already read my series of posts on my Instagram page (which means you follow me. I love you), this is the same, but in...

Piranesi was such a unique, fun book to read that I’d be remiss if I didn’t write my review in a style different to my usual. So…here...