Random Retro Riffraff #6: The Gnome Family
Today’s Random Retro is a trippy vintage toy ad from the 1979 issue of Life magazine. If you suffer from GRSD (Gnome-Related Stress…
How to Make a Birthday Zoo Cake (Despite Negligible Cake Skills)
1. First, get yourself some incredibly convincing candy rocks from the local Amish market, because the Amish child apparently learns Pebble Forgery at her…
Happy six-month anniversary, Brandon & Abel!
Yesterday was the six-month anniversary of How to Repair a Mechanical Heart! To everyone who read and reviewed the book since September: Thanks…
Random Retro Riffraff #5: Introducing the Incredible VCR
The column below was written in 1970. Reread it the next time you're pissed off at your iPad for taking three extra seconds to…
Got a question for me?
Swing by the forum for Young Adult magazine and ask me anything! I just did a Q&A with fellow YA author/blogger Jennifer Kathleen…
COVER REVEAL: A Summer to Remember by Jessica Gunhammer
Today I’m very pleased to host a cover reveal for fellow YA author Jessica Gunhammer, whose debut novel is set to release this…
Random Retro Riffraff #4: The 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury
How much did people love giant cars in the 70s? So much that when the 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury made its debut in…
Brandon & Abel Watch JC Caylen’s “Reading Dirty Fanfiction” and Die of Secondhand Embarrassment
So today I got wind of this “Reading Dirty Fanfiction” video by another JC, a nice swervy-haired young man called JC Caylen (@jccaylen).…
Random Retro Riffraff #3: Esoterica Beauty Cream
It came from 1965: A few thoughts: This product was doubtless endorsed by Alma Archer, the professional stressmonger whose Encyclopedia of Beauty and…
Happy birthday, Edward Gorey
In honor of one of my favorite writer/illustrators, I’d like to share a much-loved passage from his book The Unstrung Harp, which is still one…