By Brittani Louise Taylor Where does a moderately popular internet star who never leaves her house look for potential suitors? Online. Tinder, Bumble, Match.com, OkCupid—I tried them all. My thirty-two-year-old self clicked and swiped her little heart out, leading to more dates than I could count, and more disappointment than I was prepared for. Maybe…
By Chen Weng In what ways is a toddler like a deadly weapon? What would it look like if your 2-year-old was an office worker? And how does being a parent completely transform one’s sense of fashion? These questions and many more are the focus of the hilarious and relatable comics by Weng Chen, a…
Writers have some peculiar inquiries in their search history. This is a fact not a question. When it comes down to accurately depicting a scene, every writer strives for authenticity and sometimes that means turning to the internet for a how-to guide or video tutorial on something which only make sense for a character on…
A writer’s writing desk is sacred in ways many people won’t ever understand. It’s not that everything has its place (it might), or that the sight of loose papers is an organized mess (maybe it is), it’s the level of comfort one feels when they sit down and look at the work station in front…
Our Marketing Director Amanda’s birthday is just around the corner and as always we must follow tradition with a birthday interview. We want to wish her a very Happy Birthday and have her share a little bit more about herself. Please, tell us a bit about yourself. I’m a communications graduate with a love for books, nonprofits, curling and yoga. When…
By Clare Pooley Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren’t really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes–in a plain, green journal–the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It’s run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica,…
Happy Valentines Day to everyone and Happy Birthday to Jon! As per tradition, this week’s blog is a birthday interview with questions picked by the rest of the team. Please enjoy Jon’s answers along with all the chocolates we’re sure you’ll be receiving <3 Question 1: You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What…
The music plays and my person wakes up. I don’t know why, but he always gets up so much earlier than everyone else. I jump up onto the bed and lick his face. You see, it’s my job to make sure he’s up. It’s sort of an unspoken agreement. Once he’s up it’s time for…
The west coast usually has fairly mild winters, and sometimes I miss the true snow of the north. However, we just got a dump of dry snow. It’s incredible! (For those who may not be sure why I labeled it dry: Dry snow you can make snowballs and snow angels in. If you tried to…
Annoying, repetitive music, crowded stores, and ads…. So many ads! SO HERE’S ONE MORE! It’s the holidays and this year why not show how much you really care, with this… *Drumroll* Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Novel. (This is why I’m not in Marketing.) But seriously, it is that time of year, and MechaPanda has some awesome gift…
