Ah, children’s literature, realm of innocent fun and magical beings who bring a sense of wonder and adventure to bedtimes everywhere. Assuming, of course, that your idea of innocent fun involves things like death, torture, monster attacks, and that most popular profession among characters in children’s books—kidnapping. The fact that many kids’ books sport seriously dark subtext isn’t […]
I’m not sure if this is a common childhood fantasy (probably not), but when I was younger I desperately wanted a pet monkey. I imagined bringing the monkey to elementary school with me, us hanging out on the monkey bars together (ha), and in the process, this monkey making me extremely popular…because who doesn’t want […]
At the risk of sounding like a jaded adult, these days I find Valentine’s Day to be more of a Hallmark holiday that makes you feel terrible if you’re single and stressed out and overpaying for dinner if you’re coupled. But…as a kid I LOVED Valentine’s Day! And let’s be honest, any excuse to eat […]