Quickshots #24

30 Animals That Share Our World collated by InkThinkTank Chock-full of fascinating facts, 30 Animals That Share Our World takes a look at a variety of animals in the world around us such as spiders, horses, cats, and more. Each essay is written by a different author, providing a host of different ‘voices’ to engage […]

Book Review: 500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario

Rosario’s 500 Words or Less is a poignant, raw look into the heart of one young woman’s senior high school year. Told entirely through free verse poetry, Nic Chen’s story is one of unbearable loneliness and devastating loss. Two years ago, Nic and her best friend Ben became more than just friends. In one drunken […]

Book Review: Pause, Breathe, Smile by Gary Gach

Pause, Breathe, Smile by Gary Gach offers a simple, yet highly effective method for cultivating mindfulness wherever you may be and whatever you may be doing. It’s as simple as the title says, taking time to pause, breathe deep, and smile. This is a beneficial tool alone, and Gach teaches how to turn it into […]

Book Review: Worry Says What? by Allison Edwards

Worry Says What? by Allison Edwards is an adorable picture book for kids about anxiety and how to deal with it. Worry is a fluffy monster who lives in the mind, and Whispers fretful things like ‘you can’t do this’ or ‘people don’t like you’. The more you listen options worry, the bigger it gets. […]

Book Review: Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell

Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell is a collection of comics issues based on Hanna-Barbera characters, with a more realistic bent. This is a story about standing up for what is right, despite the consequences. It’s about the place of the arts in society, as a constant mirror to the absurdity of […]

Book Review: Edison by Torben Kuhlmann

Edison by Torben Kuhlmann follows Pete and the Professor as they decide to search for the missing treasure of Pete’s ancestor. Their investigation determines the location of the ship that sank carrying the treasure. Pete decides he is going to find a way to get the treasure. The Professor declines helping until he rescues Pete […]

Quickshots #23

Love is Love by Dr Michael Genhart & illustrated by Ken Min Love is Love by Michael Genhart is a touching tale showing how all families are valid, no matter how they are organised. One young child has been teased because he was wearing a shirt with a rainbow heart, told his shirt is ‘gay’, and […]

Book Review: Rattus New Yorkus by Hunter Shea

Rattus New Yorkus is another fun, cheese-filled horror offering by Hunter Shea. Chris and Benny are exterminators contracted by New York to help control the pest population. At urgings from city and scientists, the city exterminators are testing out a new position called Degenesis. This new chemical is said to work against rat reproduction, making […]

Rattus New Yorkus by Hunter Shea

Rattus, New Yorkus One Size Eats All #2 by Hunter Shea Genre: Horror They’re Bigger Deep in the sewers of New York City, the rat population is growing. Dr. Randolph Finch is determined to break the cycle. His new rodenticide, Degenesis, doesn’t kill rats. It sterilizes them from reproducing. But nothing adapts faster than a […]

Book Review: Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles

This collection, written by a diverse cast of authors, presents a variety of equally diverse stories featuring PoC main characters, a plethora of LGBTQ+ characters, and a slew of those with unusual mental/physical conditions. It was refreshing to me to step away from a mostly white story cast. I’m an anthropologist. Characters like the ones […]