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Author: K.W. Colyard

Kristian Wilson Colyard (she/they) grew up weird in a one-caution-light town in the Appalachian foothills. She now lives in an old textile city with her husband and their clowder of cats. Their fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld and Diabolical Plots, and is forthcoming in Seize the Press. Her nonfiction has been published on Bustle and Tor.com, among other places. They're on Twitter and Instagram @kristianwriting, and you can find more of their work online at kristianwriting.com.
2 a.m. at the cat's pajamas review

2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas: A Review

3 May 20161 May 2016Leave a comment

If you like stories with rough heroes, societal villains, and moral lessons on what to do after life throws you a curve ball, you can't go wrong choosing 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas. Marie-Helene Bertino weaves together three narratives and four protagonists in this tale of a fateful Christmas Eve Eve in Philadelphia. Lifehacker … Continue reading 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas: A Review

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UPDATE: All Posts 24 – 30 April 2016

2 May 20161 May 2016Leave a comment

After dropping off the map last June, weekly updates are back! Tune in to the Updates category each Monday morning for a re-cap of every article I published the week before. The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Screenplay Is Coming Soon If you've already pre-ordered your copy of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script, … Continue reading UPDATE: All Posts 24 – 30 April 2016

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The 4 Best Jazz Books for Rainy Days

29 April 201625 November 2018Leave a comment

There's no wrong time for jazz music, obviously, but those smoky, dulcet tones just lend themselves to life's rainy days. Waterlogged April is almost at a close, but there's still time to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, and I've got four of the best jazz books that you can break out for your next rainy day read If … Continue reading The 4 Best Jazz Books for Rainy Days

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Luckiest Girl Alive: A Review

28 April 201628 April 2016Leave a comment

After a Lenny Letter revealed that many of the events in Jessica Knoll's debut novel were autobiographical, all eyes turned back to Luckiest Girl Alive. I can't say it's a novel I would have picked up without the hype, but I'm glad I did. Knoll's story winds so tight that it explodes in an utterly … Continue reading Luckiest Girl Alive: A Review

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We Should All Be Feminists: A Review

4 April 201631 March 2016Leave a comment

When important movements have broad applications, it can be difficult to craft condense, pro-position arguments. That's where We Should All Be Feminists comes in. At just 48 pages, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay on the ubiquitous necessity of the women's movement is a defense concise enough to slide into anyone's hand. It's difficult to understate the … Continue reading We Should All Be Feminists: A Review

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