Month: August 2022

SORROW

As I sink in the sea of sorrows,I let the ocean wash me away with all myGuilt,            Regret,                         And                                  Heartache.Then and only then, […]

Gio plays on and off field like Thurman Munson

Gio plays on and off field like Thurman Munson

Gio Urshela has been one of Major League baseball’s shining bright lights. He came to New York four years ago as a utility player and became one of the reasons why the Yankees would have success. He did things that the Yanks brass had no idea he could do. He played third base like Graig […]

FALLING

I’m fallingSo slowly.I can’t seeWhat’s below me. Is it timeFor my end?Or will you catch meInstead? I doubt it.Can’t hope for.You’d never knockOn my door. So, I’ll let itSurround meAs this heavinessConsumes me. I let itPull me down.No fight or flight.Don’t make a sound. Ded. The waves

Colleen Hoover Is Still Topping The Best Seller’s List

Colleen Hoover Is Still Topping The Best Seller’s List

Young adult fiction writer Colleen Hoover has become a household name at this point, with a whopping 15 books making it onto the 150 top sellers list for weeks upon weeks. Hoover’s first novel was published in 2011, with her newest release Reminders of Him standing as her 22nd publication, making her astounding 15 best-sellers all the more impressive. Her emotional, enticing reads have skyrocketed into popularity this summer through TikTok, with the subgenre “BookTok” spreading awareness about Hoover’s novels, prompting more and more readers to purchase her books and share their obsession with the romantic storylines crafted by Hoover. 

One on One with Robby Benson

One on One with Robby Benson

Throughout the years there are certain people that just make you go to the next level in life. Especially when you’re a kid looking for direction. For me and a lot of my friends, we looked for that kind of encouragement from artists in the sports entertainment and film world. Naturally loving baseball as I […]

SANCTUARY

The worn-out spine, I grasp too hard. But it’s what I have. It’s all I have. My bitter poems I hold too dear. It’s what I have. It’s all I have. They won’t leave me— they wouldn’t dare. It’s what I have. It’s all I have. It’s what I am. Ded. My escape, my sanctuary

Yanks batboy Herbst fought like Gehrig

Yanks batboy Herbst fought like Gehrig

In 1979 George Steinbrenner Was sitting at LA-CLUB a then extremely popular restaurant and noticed a busboy getting screamed at by the maitre’d. It upset the Boss to the point where he, of all people, told the maitre’d to stop yelling at the kid. At the end of the night, Mr Steinbrenner went over to […]

Book Review: ‘Verity’ by Colleen Hoover

Book Review: ‘Verity’ by Colleen Hoover

If you are on TikTok, you have probably heard of Colleen Hoover. Her most famous book, ‘It Ends With Us’ seemed to be receiving praise throughout the social media platform. Throughout time, more of her books started to receive more recognition, and before you knew it she was the queen of BookTok.

August 2nd we remember Munson in our hearts and on Stage

August 2nd we remember Munson in our hearts and on Stage

August 2nd will always be a very difficult day for me. It’s the day that the great Yankee catcher, leader, and my friend, Thurman Munson died in an airplane crash in 1979. If you knew Thurman I can guarantee you that you would have loved him. He was a very proud and strong leader on […]

Ha-Ash

Ha-Ash

Latin Artist of the Month for August 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Spotify Bio Si Yo Fuera Tú Bio Ha-Ash is a Latin pop duet created by the sisters Hanna & Ashley. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the sisters started to sing in their early childhood, participating in local festivals. In the early 2000s, they decided […]

COME AND GO

You can come and go whenever you please. Don’t worry about me. One foot here, one out the door. Of course, you’ll choose me—you love me more. The lies were too sweet before, Before you left me outside your door. Like I don’t belong. Like I did you wrong. I did me wrong. Ded. The […]

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