Prizes

Nov. 25, 2022 This summer, I worked at of sites for Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). CTY is a summer camp for gifted kids. The site that I was originally scheduled to work was cancelled due to insufficient employees, so I made a big decision and went to a different site. One of…

Here’s my Wonderful Class

Nov. 24, 2022 As promised, I'm telling you about my wonderful class. What a better time than on a day that specifically reminds people to be thankful. It's a small and cozy class of 12, sometimes 13 high schoolers. If high schoolers signal moodiness, angst, rebellion, etc. to you, it's true. This particular course is…

Better Off Dead Book 1

Nov. 23, 2022 Better Off Dead is a fantasy series by Odette C. Bell. Book 1 is the first of the series and it opens with an action-packed chapter and magical powers. I really wanted to enjoy this novel, but I couldn't. I read this at different times of the day and on multiple occasions,…

All Against All, a Review

Nov. 22, 2022 All Against All is a great mystery thriller by Nathan Allen. All Against All is set in the future. Contestants are chosen to participate in the contest, but it will be their choice to participate to win $100 million or take a guaranteed $2,000, no strings attached. All they have to be…

Unnecessary Prepositions

Nov. 21, 2022 I'm here. Grumpy Grammarian back for a third week. I'm talking about prepositions. They show direction. Some are used right, but they're mostly used wrong. In the U.S., takeout/take-out and carryout/carry-out are used correctly, because you're taking the food out of the restaurant and eating it elsewhere. Tweet out, shout out, build…