Katharine's Writer's Block

Think about the tools of a trade. Those in culinary professions have cookware. Construction works with machines and material specially for building projects. Many scientific fields use equipment that supports their research. Actors often have props, sets, and scripts. Meanwhile, many writers produce their work with a word processor. A word processor is simply a device or program that supports the act--and sometimes even the art--of writing, often on a computer or similar me

Those who know me well know I love the Peanuts comics and specials! I’m most familiar with the holiday episodes so I’m expanding my horizons by delving into the other features; one of which is the 1969 film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. The premise of this story is that Charlie Brown surprises everyone by progressing through some major spelling bee competitions. During his preparatory studies, Charlie, Linus, and Snoopy break out into a song, aptly titled “I Before E Except afte

A pop cultural debate that surfaces around the end of the year is what makes a movie fall into the Christmas category. Many rightfully fit in because they center on characters, images, or buzzwords connected to the holidays. Others hone in on values or themes like tradition, life, love, joy, peace, charity, and sometimes spirituality. More still, some flicks are considered Christmassy simply for having a scene or plot set on Christmas Eve or Day (Looking at you, Die Hard!). I

I recently learned the old show, Mythbusters , is one of my husband’s favorites. He was home more often over the summer for reasons I’ll keep private and discovered it's available on Amazon Prime. So streaming his old favorite show was one of the ways he liked to pass time and how we’d spend some nights together. For those unfamiliar, Mythbusters was a science-oriented program that ran on the Discovery Channel from 2003 to 2016. In each episode, hosts Adam Savage, Jamie Hynem