Aj NelsonYour Invitation to Pride MonthI realized some of you don’t realize you’re invited, so I wanted to make sure you got a formal invitation. Perhaps you’ve been walking…Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
Aj NelsoninInspired To Read: Stories about LiteracyA Book To Change A Life : Why Inspired Reads was created.The package arrived late in the day. When I was young, surprise packages were on or with buried treasure. Especially ones that carry the…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
Aj NelsonIt okay for things to be bad:Or Why Dinotopia is a cinematic masterpieceJun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Aj NelsonThe Sad Truth About FosteringHint: It doesn’t make you feel like a good person.Jun 6, 2019Jun 6, 2019
Aj NelsonNew Adult: What should twenty somethings be reading?Last summer I spent a week at a writer’s residency in Pennsylvania. The writers were comprised predominately of post-grads and…Jan 25, 20181Jan 25, 20181
Aj NelsonIntroduce Yourself to the Class: successes and failures of character introsIn the last week, I watched two movies; the first has some of the worst character introduction I’ve ever seen and the second far exceeded…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Aj NelsonSaved by a Ball of Fluff: Sickness, mental illness, and emotional supportI spent the first five months of my sickness mostly pretending it wasn’t there.Oct 19, 2017Oct 19, 2017
Aj NelsonA Love Story Told From the Perspective of T-Swift and Ben Folds.(This piece comes from a writing prompt I did this summer in my first class for graduate school. The prompt was to write love stories in…Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
Aj Nelson16th Century Fashion Items Making a Comeback this AutumnRuffs: Before taking your girls back to school shopping you better check the updated dress code. Many schools in the US now require wide…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
Aj Nelson5 Things I’ve Learned From InsomniaMaybe it’s just me, but I really hate admitting when I have a problem. My preferred medication is “ignore it until it goes away.” Not only…Sep 7, 2017Sep 7, 2017