I like to read YA when the protagonist is male. As to your questions: 1. One time, all of us watched the TV series Glee. That seemed to be enough. 2. No color-coding of the calendar until I switched to the Google version, and they did it for me, 3. I'm often the third wheel. I've become comfortable with it. I think of myself as the lead wheel on the wheelbarrow.
Glee is another one I missed out on! As a mom for two boys, the tv was usually on the Rescue Heroes (when they were younger), Star Wars, or sports games. Not many musicals 😂 And thank goodness for color-coded digital calendars! Your description of being the front wheel makes me wonder if you are tired of carrying the burden… and always having to weave around where ever the person with the handles direct… Thanks for reading! Did you read the previous character profile about Isaiah, Tessa’s number 1 crush? Shattered (book one) is from Tessa’s perspective, but in Merged (book two), the POV of both Isaiah and Zeke pull the spotlight!
I love how the interactions with Stan and Clint show the balance between duty and personal connection. A silver lining - Zeke's friendship with Clint adds a much-needed layer of humanity in an otherwise stuffy environment.
The struggle to find our identity under family expectations is interesting. It makes us think about how much of ourselves we can keep while dealing with our parents’ legacies.
Yes! Zeke is in search of silver linings because so little is left to him to control. Family dynamics always plays a part of a person's life, but add in the scrutiny of the public eye and the demands multiply.
(Thanks for the well wishes--our weekend get away was just what we needed! Hope you had a lovely weekend too.)
One of the occupational hazards of being a high school teacher is developing a liking for YA movies. Yes, the High School Musical series was cheesy, but the positivity was attractive. About the time the first one was released on DVD, I happened to visit my local Suncoast store--sadly, the chain's parent company went bankrupt, and it fell, too. Anyway, the generally cynical employees had a clip from HSM playing on the big monitor. They were all standing around, hypnotized by it. I'd say they were far from being its target audience. The way they were enthralled by it is perhaps the best recommendation I can think of for the movie.
The positivity was strangely addictive. I think the only reason I hadn't watched HSM until now was that I'm a mom of two boys who were NOT interested in HSM. We spent our movie watching time in the Marvel Universe, LOTR, Transformers, and Star Wars.
When my hubby and I first started dating, we worked at a local video store together and often watched Uncle Buck in the store. I have a feeling if HSM had been out at the time of our video store employment, we would've been watching that!
Nice! This reminds me of the book in The Expanse series I'm reading right now. One of the characters is the teenage daughter of High Consul Duarte, a brutal dictator over a good swath of the Milky Way galaxy. I'm wondering if Zeke will get into as much trouble as she does!
I like to read YA when the protagonist is male. As to your questions: 1. One time, all of us watched the TV series Glee. That seemed to be enough. 2. No color-coding of the calendar until I switched to the Google version, and they did it for me, 3. I'm often the third wheel. I've become comfortable with it. I think of myself as the lead wheel on the wheelbarrow.
Glee is another one I missed out on! As a mom for two boys, the tv was usually on the Rescue Heroes (when they were younger), Star Wars, or sports games. Not many musicals 😂 And thank goodness for color-coded digital calendars! Your description of being the front wheel makes me wonder if you are tired of carrying the burden… and always having to weave around where ever the person with the handles direct… Thanks for reading! Did you read the previous character profile about Isaiah, Tessa’s number 1 crush? Shattered (book one) is from Tessa’s perspective, but in Merged (book two), the POV of both Isaiah and Zeke pull the spotlight!
I love how the interactions with Stan and Clint show the balance between duty and personal connection. A silver lining - Zeke's friendship with Clint adds a much-needed layer of humanity in an otherwise stuffy environment.
The struggle to find our identity under family expectations is interesting. It makes us think about how much of ourselves we can keep while dealing with our parents’ legacies.
Thank you so much for writing.
I wish you a fantastic weekend ahead.
Yes! Zeke is in search of silver linings because so little is left to him to control. Family dynamics always plays a part of a person's life, but add in the scrutiny of the public eye and the demands multiply.
(Thanks for the well wishes--our weekend get away was just what we needed! Hope you had a lovely weekend too.)
One of the occupational hazards of being a high school teacher is developing a liking for YA movies. Yes, the High School Musical series was cheesy, but the positivity was attractive. About the time the first one was released on DVD, I happened to visit my local Suncoast store--sadly, the chain's parent company went bankrupt, and it fell, too. Anyway, the generally cynical employees had a clip from HSM playing on the big monitor. They were all standing around, hypnotized by it. I'd say they were far from being its target audience. The way they were enthralled by it is perhaps the best recommendation I can think of for the movie.
The positivity was strangely addictive. I think the only reason I hadn't watched HSM until now was that I'm a mom of two boys who were NOT interested in HSM. We spent our movie watching time in the Marvel Universe, LOTR, Transformers, and Star Wars.
When my hubby and I first started dating, we worked at a local video store together and often watched Uncle Buck in the store. I have a feeling if HSM had been out at the time of our video store employment, we would've been watching that!
Nice! This reminds me of the book in The Expanse series I'm reading right now. One of the characters is the teenage daughter of High Consul Duarte, a brutal dictator over a good swath of the Milky Way galaxy. I'm wondering if Zeke will get into as much trouble as she does!
Guess you will have to keep reading to find out... 😉
Thanks for the shoutout, really appreciate it 💚!
Your work is always a fascinating read. I look forward to each installment!
Thank you so much, you’re so kind 💚
Thanks for the mention - as soon as I shake this cold I'll get the rest uploaded.
Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. Healing thoughts being sent your way. (And I'll keep an eye on your future posts...)
Love the background you share!!! Can't wait to read more!
Thanks, Ann!
thanks for the mention!
You are welcome. Just know that my fear of spiders has been exponentially expanded after reading St. Felix! *shiver*