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Grief and Loss
Leading into March, I was struck with an overwhelming wave of emotions. For many people, this month has become emotionally triggering...

Hannah
Mar 13, 202110 min read


Banned Books: Carrie by Stephen King
Stephen King has come to be known as a sort of "king of horror." In fact, his name and his work is at times used as a synonym for horror...

Hannah
Mar 8, 20216 min read


March 2021 Check In
Happy first day of March everyone! This past week, especially the weekend, has felt a bit more like spring here, which I love. The snow...

Hannah
Mar 1, 20217 min read
Highlighting Black Authors and Black Characters - Black History Month
As most are already aware, February is Black History Month. Many years back, I made a promise to myself to read books that were written...

Hannah
Feb 23, 20215 min read
Staying Motivated When It Gets Hard
I think it's important to note that when I sat down to write this post, I had absolutely no motivation to write it. Irony of ironies. It...

Hannah
Feb 17, 20215 min read
The History of Banned Books
In my last post, I attached a series of pictures and explained that they were all linked together. That link is that all of those books,...

Hannah
Feb 9, 20216 min read


February 2021 Check In
Hello everyone! How is it that we've already made it through a month in 2021 already?! For some it may feel like it has been a long...

Hannah
Feb 1, 20215 min read
Part 8: Wrapping up....For Now
When I began researching MK Ultra, I felt like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. Suddenly I didn't know which way was up and which was...

Hannah
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Part 7: Frank Olson, The Man Who Knew Too Much
A man falls to his death from the window of his hotel room on the 13th floor in New York. It was officially declared a suicide. However,...

Hannah
Jan 20, 20218 min read
Part 6: Operation Overcast/Paperclip
The question, "What did we learn from WWII?" is something that is a part of the conversation around WWII. However, the conversation is...

Hannah
Jan 11, 20214 min read
Part 5: Cameron in Montreal
The Cold War began not long after World War II. As I explained in the last post about the Nuremberg Trials, the US and the Soviet Union...

Hannah
Jan 9, 202110 min read
January 2021 Check in
Hello everyone! I've been thinking for awhile now to do a monthly check in with all of you to update you on what's going on in my world....

Hannah
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Part 4: The Nuremberg Trials
Okay, I know what you must be thinking, "Hannah, you took a long break after Part 3 and now you're talking about an event that has to do...

Hannah
Jan 2, 20217 min read


Looking Back Through The Year
We've made it through another year! I know many have considered this year to be the worst year we've experienced in a long time, or...

Hannah
Dec 31, 20205 min read
Part 3: Sidney Gottlieb
There are a number of prominent figures that were a part of MK Ultra, but the one person that led the pack is a man named Sidney...

Hannah
Dec 13, 20205 min read
Part 2: Brain Warfare
To pick up where we left off, we are in the year 1953. The Korean War is powering on, tension between the US and the Soviet Union is...

Hannah
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Part 1: Setting the Stage
Before I dive in head first, I feel it's important to start with some background. What was happening in the world at this time? What led...

Hannah
Dec 6, 20203 min read


What's Coming Down the Pipeline
I've already announced this on my facebook page, but I also wanted to share this here. Due to the holidays and busy end of the year, I...

Hannah
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Inclusivity in Art
Recently in the news, there has been a lot of discussion about the new movie The Witches, based off of the Roald Dahl book by the same...

Hannah
Nov 21, 20205 min read
The First Female Nobel Prize Winner: Marie Curie
The name Marie Curie is no doubt a well known name in history. For myself, I first learned about her in my seventh grade science class....

Hannah
Nov 7, 202013 min read
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