The History of Mortis Manor
Horror has always fascinated me — the freaky, the spooky, the macabre, the swimming pool dug in the old burial ground causing the long-dead to haunt the u...
Author: aprilgarner1
Freedom of (Hate) Speech?
I'm not asking you to change your mind. I'm not asking you to condone destruction of property, political signs or otherwise. I'm asking you to have a little emp...
A Substitute for Positive Attitude
I’m having a bad day of underemployment. Sometimes, I’m able to appreciate the extra time I have, the energy I can spend on my kids or hobbies, but ...
White Privilege ~ to Make Mistakes and Not Be Killed For Them
I saw the body cam footage from the Rayshard Brooks incident. Upon viewing it, I became certain about something I already suspected. The video shows an officer ...
Our Privilege is Showing, White People
I was a white kid living in a middle-class suburban neighborhood. I grew up in a place and with a face that meant people gave me the benefit of the doubt. I did...
Shelter-in-Place, the Good Stuff
While all of this sheltering in place isn't a mistake I've made, instead of lamenting what we can't do, what's not available, I can look at what I've learned fr...
Texas is Open, and Nothing Has Changed (for some of us)
Last Friday, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, declared that somethings could go back to normal — restaurants dining rooms are at half capacity, state p...
It’s National Superhero Day
I was never a big superhero fan. The Superman and Batman movies of my youth were flashy and colorful but forgettable. The dialogue was trite, the plots simplist...
Riding the Socially Distanced Wave
Riding the Wave I didn’t realize how apt the name of this blog was when I came up with it. At the onset, it just described how moody I am &#...
Homeschool Advice from a Former Teacher who Hates Lesson Plans
UPDATE: I wrote this two weeks ago at the beginning of our school-from-home experience. Since then, the school district has upped their game, mostly subverting ...