A fever dream into the unknown — Mexican Gothic centers around the story of Noemí Taboada, a young, free-spirited socialite in 1950’s Mexico. One day, a frantic letter arrives from her cousin, Catalina. Upon first glance, she does not appear to be mentally well. Concerned, Noemí’s father gets in contact with her husband, an Englishman named Virgil…

A story that reminds us to live and love passionately, even during uncertain times — Although I shelter from the rain Under a broken tree, My chair was nearest to the fire In every company That talked of love or politics, Ere Time transfigured me. — W.B. Yeats Towards the end of December, I picked up reading again during the holidays and haven’t stopped reading…

Falling in love with the art of storytelling. — Books are a uniquely portable magic. ~Stephen King Since the age of five, I have been enamored by the art of storytelling. Books have always been my cornerstone, and have provided me with an imaginary world and safe space to fall back on. As a natural Introvert and someone that…

Less shaming, more understanding. Welcome to my corner, let’s listen. — I’ll never forget the first time I saw Trainspotting. I was intrigued but also horrified. It was gritty, jolting, and viscerally raw. …

Wow! I can write a whole book based on the white teen experience now. Hint: I was never a white teen. — Growing up, I remember teen dramas on the air like Dawson’s Creek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gilmore Girls, 7th Heaven, and Beverly Hills, 90210. In the early 2000’s there was the The O.C., One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, Veronica Mars, and The Vampire Diaries, to name a few. Even newer…

Just like bittersweet revenge — There’s something delicious about the taste of chocolate, seductive about the taste of caramel, and something comforting about the taste of brownies. Turn it all into coffee, and it becomes liquid gold, baby. …

The day I met an Instagram model and became her favorite lap dog There are two types of Instagram models: the snarky, passive-aggressive kind that takes themselves way too seriously and thinks they are a gift from God, and the relaxed, chill kind that really just wants to have fun…