As a writer, I have an inherent desire to support any effort that encourages young – and old – readers to fall in love with reading.
But, when I was approached Paul Taylor at babysittingjobs.com about sharing their “10 Classic Books All Teens Should Read” post, I saw an opportunity to plant a seed.
You see if you checkout their post and find a certified classic book that sparks your interest or maybe feel would be perfect for someone you know, then one reader has been encouraged. But, if those readers happen to be babysitters who are sharing their new found tales with those kids they’re babysitting, then there is a whole new layer of readers being brought into the fold.
Encourage them to read AND share it with someone younger than them.
Also, if you or your young readers aspire to be an author and would like someone to give them direction or advice, feel free to send your questions to me at: mike702esser@gmail.com. I pledge to help in anyway I can.
Alright, now get out there, read a classic, and get some culture!
Michael E. Esser
Author/Writer
“The Deadz Trilogy/Rize of the Deadz, Loves Not Real, and the upcoming Boys of Youngstown”
“Braaaaiinnnnsss!! Grab the machete, board up the doors and windows because it’s time to prepare for the brain eating and bloodthirsty zombies that will scuffle into our communities at any time completely unannounced. The undead will rise again, so it’s essential to pack your first aid kit now! Keep them handy at all times because no one knows when those nasty zombies will come a knockin’! Don’t pack your basic first aid kit either with just gauze, bandages, and creams. No Red Cross first aid kit or military first aid kit will cut it when the dead walk the earth!”
In this – the newest form of zombie public relations – we rundown this weekz top ‘zombie’ themed storiez and newz from around the globe and call it, ‘The Daily Deadz.’
The idea behind this madness is to bring everything together so that you can devour it all at your convenience throughout the week. Alright, let’s get to it Dead-headz.
Watch! ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Governor Bit by ‘Zombie’. February 10, 2013 Television. David Morrissey, who plays the charismatic and ruthless “governor” on “The Walking Dead” better watch out, because there’s a zombieloose at The Grove’s Mixology 101!(Click to continue reading.)
A Fort Myers event that scares up thousands of the walking dead has a new lease on life. Fans of Zombicon were worried financial problems and unpaid bills would end the night of thrills and chills.(Click to continue reading.)
It’s the shop with the chemical zombierising out of a bucket in the front window. “Plan A is what you’re doing every day right now, like going to work,” said Moench, 38.(Click to continue reading.)
Zombies. No power. No internet. Your worst fears realized. Take a deep breath and find comfort in the fact that these gadgets can make all difference between staying alive and unwittingly joining the phalanx of the ravenous undead lurking outside.(Click to continue reading.)
”We can establish – as we largely have done already – which parts of the human brain are critical for the kinds of consciousness that we have and see if they are intact in a zombie,” says Daniel Bor, a scientist at the University of Sussex’s Sackler …(Click to continue reading.)
All you need to survive the zombieapocalypse are fast fingers and a grasp of the alphabet. One would think we’d seen every possible variation of the zombieapocalypse, but like the undead themselves, they just won’t stop coming. Perhaps the most …(Click to continue reading.)
In Jonathan Levine’s post-apocalyptic romantic comedy based on the blackly humorous book by Isaac Marion, it’s certainly a little cross-eyed as a feisty teenager sparks an unexpected attraction to a zombie. Warm Bodies is a refreshing twist on Romeo And … (Click to continue reading.)
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In this weekz Daily Deadz we’ve got Four newz pickz on the list involving the new zombie flick Warm Bodies, an NFL star appears on the Walking Dead, some zombie mind thevery, and the new, kind-of-cute-mostly-gruesome teddy bear collection from UndeadTeds.com
In this – the newest form of zombie public relations – we rundown this weekz top ‘zombie’ themed storiez and newz from around the globe and call it, ‘The Daily Deadz.’
The idea behind this madness is to bring everything together so that you can devour it all at your convenience throughout the week.
“In the upcoming film Warm Bodies, based on Isaac Marion’s sorta-Twilight-y young-adult novel about a kinda-romance between a human girl and a zombie boy, comedian Rob Corddry plays the zombie-boys best friend and eventual partner in revolution, a zombie only known as M. In the film, Corddry takes the role relatively seriously, with dead eyes, mouth agape, and forehead furrowed with the difficulty of concentrating enough to produce a single word rather than a grunt.”
The former Steelers receiver is busy in his life’s second act: working as a sports commentator for NBC, cooking up wings on the Food Network and training for the Ironman world championships.
“I miss the zombies. It’s been almost two months, and I miss their plodding gait, their gurgling moans and their unwavering quest for feasting on all things living. The Walking Dead, the greatest hour of zombie-themed televised entertainment in the history of the world, is in mid-season hiatus, not to return until February, and I can’t take the waiting.”
“I personally didn’t think that anything could be worse than human zombies. Now I know better. Zombie teddy bears are truly terrifying. Just look at this demented bear. He wants your brains. Even a head-shot won’t kill him, because his head is just full of stuffing.”
“Whether it’s Squid Girl season 2 or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, there’s a good chance that you’re waiting for some anime release from Media Blasters. Well, they don’t have anything new to say about those. Instead, their latest Facebook communication relates plans to release Noboru Iguchi’s (Machine Girl) Zombie Ass. The gross out horror comedy is expected from their Tokyo Shock label in 2013, possibly the July/August time frame.”
“How many scars should line the faces of the undead? How blue (or purple or pale) should their lips and skin be? How much blood is too much blood? These and many other questions can plague filmmakers who tackle the zombie movie genre, and when that zombie movie is also a romantic comedy, the questions get all the more complicated.”
“Summit Entertainment’s newest Zombie filled rom-com, Warm Bodies, is creeping into theaters next weekend and if this is what the post-apocalypic world looks like, then sign us up! Nicholas Hoult takes on the leading role of R, a teenage zombie dealing with the perils of living in the aftermath of an undead epidemic.”
What was your
favorite ‘zombie-themed’
story of the week?
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In this weekz Daily Deadz we’ve got Zombie Mythbusters, an old school zombie hybrid movie, and an upcoming zombie holiday. Then, Bollywood has got its first entry into the zombie genre, we look at a hardware store of zombie preppers, Warm Bodies drops a new clip from next weeks premiere, and we talk unique twist on the zombie flick.
In this – the newest form of zombie public relations – we rundown this weekz top ‘zombie’ themed storiez and newz from around the globe and call it, ‘The Daily Deadz.’
The idea behind this madness is to bring everything together so that you can devour it all at your convenience throughout the week.
Alright, let’s get to the friggin’ newz…
SE7EN. ‘Mythbusters’ Wants Help For Zombie-Themed Episode
Then you’re in luck: Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters is doing a zombie-themed episode, which is apparently a series first, and they want YOUR help.
6IX. 1972′s Blood Of Ghastly Horror roughly mated zombie horror and a heist film
The film starts with a zombiemurdering random passersby, plus some cops casually wandering by the area. These events make one detective flash back to scenes of a jewel heist where a violent mug (Roy Morton) kills his partner, but loses the jewels …
FIV5. Zombie Apocalypse Day teaches about emergency preparedness
What better way to learn about emergency preparedness than through a zombieapocalypse? This Sunday, Jan 27, (my birthday) is ZombieApocalypse Day at the Ballard Community Center, a family-friendly event about crisis preparedness.
FO4R. Bollywood’s first zombie film ‘Rise of the Zombie’ to be released
Rise of the Zombiebeats Saif Ali Khan’s Go Goa Gone and Abhay Deol’s Shaadi of the Dead to become India’s firstzombie-themed release. The project stars Rock On!! actor and former VJ Luke Kenny, as well as Kirti Kulhari, Ashwin Mushran and Benjamin …
THRE3. You’re Probably Not As Prepared For The Impending Zombie Apocalypse As…
It’s about the staff of a rural hardware store—all massive Walking Dead fans—who bored and with with a large amount of dangerous things at their disposal set about perfecting their zombieapocalypse survival plans. Which include rules like this: “No …
2WO. ‘Warm Bodies’ Releases New Clips About Zombie Who Becomes Human
One clip shows Nicholas Hoult’s zombieR being interviewed about his past by Analeigh Tipton, while the other sees Teresa Palmer believing that the zombiescould go back into their human forms.
A skewed look down the history books has given us zombie pirates (POTC: On Stranger Tides), zombie Nazis (Dead Snow) and even a zombie outbreak during the American Civil War (Exit Humanity). Add to that last year’s unlikely animosity with strippers, …
With the world on fire and your former life a pile of ashes at your feet, who will you become?
During a Zombie outbreak or other major disaster, you have the opportunity to re-invent yourself and start anew... though it may be an uphill battle. Whether you were a sales person, factory worker, artist, office crony, doctor, dentist, or unemployed, life will become a "choose your own adventure" styled existence.
