‘Twas the Summer of 1888 Joseph Ponce, an 11 year old boy who lives in a town in New York along the Hudson. Beacon, New York, to be specific. He was just enjoying his summer after being shipped off to boarding school by his parents. However, on another side of the animal kingdom, a family Read more…
Spoiler Alert: The fourth installment of the Lewis Barnavelt series: John Bellairs’ Rose Rita stars like she did in “The Letter the Witch and the Ring” in this excellent novel set in the midst of the Pennsylvania Dutch, in 1828. The Ghost In The Mirror, written by John Bellairs and completed by Brad Strickland, takes Read more…
Fangs I heard footsteps creaking on every step of the stairs. I woke up with a startle, sweating, and thought to myself, where am I? It was dark so I couldn’t see much, but I assumed I was in some abandoned attic. I read a label on the bed that I was sleeping on, and Read more…
JJ The Rat By Michael Aaronson Introduction Once upon a time there was a rat. That rat’s name was JJ. This stood for nothing. He was brown and had long whiskers, which aided him in his stealthy pursuit of flesh. So once, JJ got hired by another rat. His name was Worker Rat. Worker Rat Read more…
“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.” Patrick Henry, a 38 year-old delegate to the Second Continental Congress spoke thus in 1775, at the Second Virginia convention, to try and pass a resolution for Virginia militia members Read more…
