Shannon’s Adventures in Toddler Media Literacy

Spotify ads, I believe, are specifically designed to punish us for not paying for Spotify Premium. They are frequent, annoying, gratingly loud or repetitive, and often offensive to our intelligence. But there is one particular Spotify ad that outdoes the rest. It is the most disturbing ad I have ever seen. A series of images […]

How Authors Should Use Social Media, or Not

My two oldest kids, ages four and two, are really good eaters. No, I mean REALLY good eaters. I made cauliflower and leek soup with aged cheddar and pancetta tonight, and they sucked up every drop. Asparagus with lemon garlic butter and poached eggs for lunch? Devoured, and ended by asking for more asparagus. They […]

“Feeble Offspring”: Stories as Children

Have you ever spent hours preparing an activity with your kids only to have it all blow up in your face? Pinterest lied about how fun this would be. Okay, no one said explicitly that it would be fun, but the beautiful depth of field in those pictures made it look fun. And whose two-year-old […]