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Review: The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan My rating: 5 of 5 stars ****This review contains some spoilers**** This trilogy begins with The Red Pyramid. The main characters, Carter and Sadie Kane are brother and sister, but have not been raised in the traditional sense. Since the death of their mother, Sadie has been living with her grandparents, her mother’s parents, in London, attending traditional schools and living a normal life. Carter has been home-schooled and traveling the world with their father, Dr. Julius Kane, a famed Egyptologist. Twice a year, Dr. Kane is allowed to visit with Sadie in London. This is where our story begins.  The Kane family is bi-racial. Dr. Kane is African-American, while his deceased wife was British Caucasian. According to the descriptions given in the book, Sadie resembles their mother, while Carter resembles their father. This causes people to have a hard time believing they are brother and sister, especially since they only
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Reclaiming the Light paperback giveaway!

*Reposted from Medium.com As some of you may know, I have published a memoir, Reclaiming the Light ,which is available on Amazon via Kindle or paperback. It deals with childhood abuse, domestic violence, and the journey from victim to survivor. It is my story, but it could be anyone’s story. I would like to offer a signed copy to someone who has not had the opportunity to obtain one, or would just like their very own copy from me. :) In order to qualify for this giveaway, I just ask that you leave a private note here with your email address so that I may contact you if you are the winner. I will be posting this giveaway on my twitter account as well with the same request, and on the day of the giveaway, will be assigning a number to each email and enter them into a random number generator in order to choose. You may also choose to subscribe to my blog, here and leave a note there. I post a lot of my articles there as well, and other posts about self-help, self-awareness, self-improvem
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Now wouldn’t this be wonderful? To be covered in paint, without a care in the world, with a grin plastered on our faces, happy and carefree.  Well, why aren’t you? How did you make yourself smile today? Yesterday? Last week? In today’s fast paced world, it is rare for anyone to take the time to think of their own personal development, their own personal needs, their self-care. We are so caught up in the here and now, the selfie moment so to speak, we don’t take the necessary time to stop and smell the roses.  Stress, anxiety, and depression have become commonplace in our society. As we get older, especially women, studies have shown that benzodiazepine prescriptions increase. The majority of these prescriptions are not even written by psychiatrist, but by our regular internists. What does this say about how we are living our lives?  Rather than set aside a few moments per day to work on ourselves, we take pills to ease our pain, physically and mentally. Another testa
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We Need to Talk; Why this doesn’t Have to be Anxiety Inducing

A quick note, if you have not already done so, please take a moment to subscribe to my blog. This will ensure that you don't miss a post, as it will come direct to your email! It doesn't cost a thing, except a moment of your time. We’ve all had that gut-wrenching moment in a relationship. You get that text. Or hear the words out loud. We Need To Talk. Shit. But it doesn’t have to make your blood pressure go up, or make your heart race, nor do you have to allow every life altering scenario run through your head until the moment arrives for THE TALK. But I’ll tell you a secret. In order for all of those things not to happen, you have to put in some work first. Before “we need to talk” ever comes out of the mouth of your partner. Yes, relationships require work in order to work. And it’s not 50/50, not if you want it to work. It’s 100/100 folks. Well, in a perfect world, which we do not live in. So, since nothing and no one is perfect, let’s just leave numbers out o
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Focus on Happy. Your Degree Won't Do That For You

And speaking of focusing on happy, my book is doing pretty well! If you'd like to purchase the Kindle edition, it is available  Here Originally featured on  The Post-Grad Survival Guide  on Medium.com, where I have graciously been given the title of Writer! Thanks,  Tom ! If you'd like to read my blog in your email, click the subscribe button! Each post will come to your email, no gimmicks, nothing to buy, just my blog, free! I graduated from college the first time in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry. There were a number of pharmaceutical companies where I lived at the time, and I always enjoyed science and chemistry in school; so it seemed a logical choice. I have never once used this degree, unless you count the years I sold used laboratory equipment obtained from surplus sales.  I graduated from college for the second time in 2010 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree, majoring in English Literature. This one I did for me. When I was a li
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One Word

Hi everyone! I've posted a new article over on Medium I would love for you to check out! I talk about the One Word movement, where you choose one word to carry with you through the year, instead of making those pesky new year's resolutions. It's a pretty interesting concept. I  hope you enjoy! If you would like to read my blog in your email, please click subscribe! One Word Article
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Oh you can't help that. We're All Mad Here.

I've published a new story on Medium. I've linked it below. Members can "clap" for it, which is their version of liking a story. If you're not a member, you are allowed to read 3 stories for free each month that are marked member stories. Membership is $5 a month. The stories are pretty great, not just mine of course. I like how it works. Your membership goes into a pool, and your claps work like this...each time you clap a story, it pays the writer. At the end of the month, the claps on the story are tallied and a portion of the membership dues are paid to the writer. You can write if you'd like, or you can just read. Obviously, if you aren't a writer and you just want to read, that's cool, your membership just goes towards the writers you are clapping for. You get 50 claps per month. If you really like a story, clap more than once! Thanks for reading everyone. Also, check out my Social Media page, on my home page here. I have linked all of my social
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