Crysta Coburn
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Crysta K. Coburn has been writing award-winning stories for most of her life. She is a journalist, fiction writer, poet, playwright, editor, podcaster, and occasional lyricist. She co-hosts the popular paranormal podcast Haunted Mitten.
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It's understandable. The world is changing at a faster pace than ever before, and every new development is available at our fingertips. But experts say that doomscrolling is really bad for our mental health. It leads to increased feelings of anxiety, depression, helplessness, and can even negatively impact our sleep and social lives.
By Crysta Coburn6 months ago in Humans
10 Halloween Specials You Can Watch for Free on YouTube
Are you a sucker for nostalgia? Do you like reliving movies from your childhood? Or do you wish to pass on traditions to the younger generations because past Halloween TV specials were just better than they are today? (Do they even make them anymore?)
By Crysta Coburnabout a year ago in Horror
31 Spooky Things To Do This October. Top Story - October 2023.
It’s October 1st, which means that it is undeniably the beginning of the spooky season! There are so many ways to celebrate Halloween, from the adorable to horrifying. If you are looking for some inspiration to get into the haunting spirit, check this list of 31 things you can do this October. Happy Halloween!
By Crysta Coburn2 years ago in Horror
Cozy Mystery Books to Get You into the Christmas Spirit
One of the ways that I choose to celebrate the various holidays that come throughout the year is by reading a book that centers on that holiday. And one of my favorite book genres is cozy mysteries! Yes, someone dies. Occasionally multiple someones. But the stakes don't seem nearly as high or the atmosphere as sinister as other mysteries or thrillers.
By Crysta Coburn3 years ago in Geeks
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Poupelle of Chimney Town was originally a picture book by Akihiro Nishino. Nishino also wrote the screenplay for the film and was an executive producer. The animated film was animated by Studio 4°C. Yusuke Hirota was the director, and characters were designed by Atsuko Fukushima. Fukushima also worked on such famous works as Akira and Kiki's Delivery Service.
By Crysta Coburn3 years ago in Families
Book Review: 'A Master of Djinn' by P. Djèlí Clark
2022 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner A 2021 NEIBA Book Award Finalist A Best of 2021 Pick in SFF for Amazon A Best of 2021 Pick in SFF for Kobo Included in NPR’s Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade (2011-2021)
By Crysta Coburn4 years ago in Geeks
Review: Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero, the Newmatic Man
As I continued through my search for comic books and graphic novels in the steampunk genre, I was a little surprised to come across a title by Neil Gaiman, or at least one with Neil Gaiman's name in the title. Amazingly, no one had mentioned this one to me before, and I know quite a few fans of both Neil Gaiman and steampunk.
By Crysta Coburn4 years ago in Geeks
Pad Thai: Noodle is Your Lunch
This article was originally posted at Adventures in Food and Word. I remember very distinctly sitting in a restaurant as a child with my mother and uncle in Lansing, a city with a much broader selection of world cuisine than Kalamazoo. It was a restaurant that my uncle liked for its chicken pad thai, which I had never heard of in my entire (admittedly short) life.
By Crysta Coburn4 years ago in Feast
