The Journal · Essays, reviews, asides

Thoughts on writing, illustration, and the creative journey.

Long-form essays, book and movie reviews, and the occasional poem — a record of what I've been reading, watching, and turning over in my head.

Jun 1 2026📚 A Mind AppearsA book review of A World Appears↗
Mar 22 2026🎬 An Unremarkable School Teacher Who Saved Earth With An AlienA movie review of Project Hail Mary↗
Feb 23 2026Some Recent DrawingsSeven drawings from this month — and the poodle behind one of them→
Jan 25 2026🎬 Reviews Of Every Spiderman Ever (in movies)Movie reviews of three generations of Spiderman↗
Dec 28 2025Skeletons in the writer’s closetAn illustrated peek inside the writing life — all writers leak→
Dec 20 2025Frothing HangmanAn informal winter poem I wrote (a writing practice)→
Nov 16 2025🎮 One of the most excellent video game franchises out thereA video game review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2↗
Nov 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 6 — final part: Time & Space)The final part — is time real, is it dependent on change, and how does space verify it?→
Oct 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 5: Conceptuality & Perception)The glasses of humanity — was math found or created, and do things in the mind exist?→
Oct 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 4: Beauty and Love)On the definitions of beauty & love — the greatest truths or lies of the world→
Oct 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 3: Ethical Dilemmas)A spontaneous discussion on the lever question & other ethical dilemmas→
Oct 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 2: Good vs. Evil & Justice)A spontaneous discussion on good, evil & the question of justice→
Oct 2025Wherever Philosophy Takes You (part 1: religion & cults)A spontaneous discussion on philosophy topics that I love→
Aug 2025The Impact Of Social Media on Modern Literature: Is it worth it?An analysis on the downfall of modern literature→
Jul 9 2025🎬 A Retired Race Car Driver's Return To The TrackA movie review of F1↗
Jun 2025Of Crystal, Want and WritingA brief essay on why I think we write→
Jun 2025Disney: Salvageable or Spineless?Exploring Disney's teeth-grinding issues Part 2→
May 2025The Problem With Disney - Part 1Exploring Disney's teeth-grinding issues Part 1→
May 2025Slaughterhouse Animal Abuse: They SufferA speech script on slaughterhouses animal abuse→
Apr 25 2025An Introvert's Life: A Journey Beyond WordsMy perception of introversion, as an introvert→
Apr 3 2025Where Is The InfiniteExtra: A Poem about Skies and Beyond→
Mar 15 2025🎬 A Musical Girl Finding Her Voice Among A Deaf FamilyA movie review of CODA↗
Mar 14 2025Being An IntrovertExtra: a three-comic-strip collection about introversion→
Mar 9 2025ChimesA Poem I Wrote→
Mar 8 2025📚 Two Faces Of The Boxer RebellionA book review of Boxers and Saints↗
Feb 20 2025🎬 A Father Who Became One With His PastA movie review of The Father↗
Feb 10 2025📚🎬 A Mirrored World Of Reality And DreamsA book and movie review of Coraline↗
Jan 27 2025My Journey into Digital IllustrationAs I experience with new styles and forms of art, one important journey is my transition from tradional hand-drawing to Ipad digital drawing. I hope that by learning this new form of art, the visual impact of my stories will be improved...→
Jan 25 2025Behind the Scenes: Writing Olivia's ChapterWriting about a young author's journey has been both challenging and deeply personal. Here's a peek into my writing process! I started with the inspiration to craft a realistic fiction novel about a girl's complex relationship with her father, but discovered a deeper story about pursuing dreams and personal growth...→
Jan 22 2025All Quotes I LoveA collection of quotes that I love↗
Jan 20 2025Idea To Creation: A Writer's JourneyEvery writer's journey begins with a single idea. In this post, I'll share my personal experience of transforming initial story concepts into fully-realized narratives. From the first spark of inspiration to the final draft, I'll discuss my creative process, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned along the way.↗
Jan 2 2025🎬 Evil Coconuts, A Chicken, A Pig And An IslandA movie review of Moana 2↗
Jan 1 2025LifeA Poem I Wrote↗
Dec 25 2024📚 I Can't Take My Eyes Off This Magic Book !!!A book review of the Harry Potter series↗
Dec 16 2024🎬 A Disney Dream Comes TrueA movie review of The Princess Diary↗
Nov 29 2024🎬 Ten People. Ten Crimes. And One Big Killing Game.A movie review of And Then There Were None↗
Nov 17 2024📚 Brief Book Reviews From The Kids Read BooklistA book review of the The Last Comics On Earth, The Night War, Summer at Squee, Things in the Basement and Project F↗
Nov 10 2024📚 Island of Endangered, Game of Worthy, Girl of DeterminationA book review of the Rosie Frost and The Falcon Queen↗
Nov 2 2024My Thoughts On GodA follow up to The Book Review of Philosophy: An Encyclopedia↗
Oct 27 2024📚 Two Sisters, A Connection, A Separation, And A Changed LifeA book review of One↗
Oct 18 2024📚 An Inspiring Journey Of Mentorship and FriendshipA book review of Fish in a Tree↗
Oct 10 2024🎬 A Heartbreaking Story About Truth And The WorldA movie review of Dead Poets Society↗
Sep 28 2024📚 Molding Meaningful ManuscriptsA book review of Spilling Ink↗
Sep 26 2024📚 A Cruel World Separated By ClassA book review of The Golden Age, book 1↗
Sep 19 2024📚 An Enlightenment Of Women's Rights In WorkplaceA book review of Lean In↗
Sep 9 2024📚 A Heartbreaking Story From DeathA book review of The Book Thief↗
Aug 26 2024📚 A Young Maid Fulfilling Her Dream As A SingerA book review of Rising Melodies↗
Aug 21 2024📚 The Haunting Community Drained of Color and EmotionsA book review of The Giver↗
Aug 13 2024My Overall Suggestions and Thoughts on Children's BooksAn Overview of Children's Literature↗
Aug 9 2024📚 An Indian Boy In A White SchoolA book review of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian↗
Jul 22 2024📚 A Teenager Growing Up Along With Her Dental DramaA book review of Smile↗
Jul 18 2024📚 A Name Change to Escape AbuseA book review of Lola Rose↗
Jul 9 2024📚 A Game of Life, Death, and SurvivalA book review of The Hunger Games↗
Jul 5 2024📚 The Raw, Heartbreaking Story Of Loss And InjusticeA book review of Moonrise↗
Jul 2 2024📚 A Girl's Journey of Rolling, Crashing, Bumping, and GrowingA book review of Roller Girl↗
Jun 30 2024🎬 A Heartwarming Road Trip of an Imperfect FamilyA movie review of Little Miss Sunshine↗
Jun 29 2024🎬 A Cunning, Ruthless Woman Faking Her Own DeathA movie review of Gone Girl↗
Jun 27 2024🎬 The Wholesome StereotypeA movie review of Inside Out 2↗
Jun 26 2024📚 The Mysterious Minds' Operations With The UniverseA book review of Philosophy, A Visual Encyclopedia↗
Jun 24 2024📚 An Anorexic, Insecure Boy Experiencing Grief and HopeA book review of Louder Than Hunger↗
Jun 23 2024📚 A Witch and Princess Seeking "The End"A book review of The School for Good and Evil↗
Jun 23 2024📚 Fiery Girls Uniting For RevolutionA book review of Dress Coded↗