A.J. O'Connell, Author at GeekMom

A.J. O'Connell

A.J. O’Connell is a freelance content writer, journalist, and author who loves Tolkien, Star Wars, Hulk and writing fiction. Her first book, "Beware the Hawk," was published in 2012. A.J. lives in Connecticut with her husband and son. She keeps chickens, because she's always wanted her very own dinosaurs. Follow her on Twitter at @ann_oconnell.

Attention Cats & Kittens: Margaret Atwood’s Comic ‘Angel Catbird’ Is Now a 1940s Audioplay

Posted on March 3, 2018 by A.J. O'Connell • 1 Comment

Audible’s audio adaptation of ‘Angel Catbird’ is the cat’s meow. Read More

I Tried A Bunch of Tricks for Wearing Earrings in Sensitive Ears. Here’s What Worked.

Posted on February 26, 2018 by A.J. O'Connell • 5 Comments

GeekMom A.J. tried the all the Internet’s tips for wearing earrings in sensitive ears so you don’t have to. Read More

I Miss Being Young and Dead Inside

Posted on February 10, 2018 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

GeekMom A.J. rarely cried when she was young and cool and child-free. Now she cries all the time, for every emotion, and it’s getting worse as she ages. Read More

Reading ‘The Hobbit’ Aloud? Make It a Punk Rock Sing-a-Long.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by A.J. O'Connell • 2 Comments

Anarchy in Middle-Earth! Read More

11 Geeky Yoga Pose Names to Distract You During Class

Posted on January 10, 2018 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

Why do Tree Pose when you can be the Eye of Sauron? Read More

It’s the Week After Halloween. Here Are the Best Halloween Clothing Sales.

Posted on November 6, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

While most of humanity is reasonably irked about having to listen to “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” when they’re still eating their way through leftover Halloween candy, I am here to tell you why this is a good thing: Halloween stuff is on clearance this week. Read More

GeekMom ‘LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Giveaway

Posted on September 20, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 5 Comments

Are you a LEGO fan? If so, you’re probably all suited up for ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie,’ which opens in theaters on September 22.

10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’

Posted on September 18, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 16 Comments

What you need to know about ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ if you’re going to see it with kids. Read More

‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Screening Passes for West Hartford, Connecticut

Posted on September 13, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 1 Comment

Screening passes available but act quickly before they’re gone! Read More

10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘The Tick’

Posted on September 4, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

‘The Tick’ is now available on Amazon’s streaming service and is included with Amazon Prime. Read More

Actor Martin Klebba: A ‘Pirate’ and a Champion for Dwarf Rights

Posted on July 15, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

How should parents talk to their kids about the dwarf actors they see in the movies? Martin Klebba, who plays Marty, a member of the Black Pearl crew, in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ has a simple answer: don’t be a jerk. Read More

7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy On the Importance of Older Superheroes

Posted on July 13, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

The Doctor is an old superhero who solves problems with his brain. McCoy, a guest at Connecticon 2017, says that’s valuable. Read More

9 Body-Positive Cosplay Lessons We Learned at ConnectiCon 2017

Posted on July 9, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 3 Comments

Some of the lessons we took away from Making It Fit: Techniques for Body-Positive Cosplay, a panel at ConnectiCon 2017. Read More

‘YIIK: A Postmodern RPG’ Invites You to Game Like It’s 1999

Posted on April 29, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 1 Comment

Playing the ‘YIIK: A Postmodern RPG’ demo at PAX East in March was a little weird for me. After all, I graduated from college in 2000, just a year after the game’s protagonist comes home from college to find himself facing both adulthood and a terrible mystery. Read More

‘West of Loathing’ Brings Westerns into Gaming …With Stick Figures

Posted on March 29, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

If you’ve ever been a Kingdom of Loathing fan, there’s a new stick figure sheriff in town: West of Loathing. Read More

Baby Loves Apps: Why I Love Mobile Gaming With My Toddler

Posted on March 10, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

My husband and I strain our voices. My three-year-old son starts banging on a tambourine. The dog leaves the room. We’re playing Blackbox, a game released a year ago by developer Ryan McLeod, and we are trying to do something, anything, to solve the next puzzle. Read More

The Case for Geeky Activewear That Actually Performs

Posted on February 28, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

There is no try. Read More

10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Emerald City’

Posted on January 18, 2017 by A.J. O'Connell • 2 Comments

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or the Oz books. Or the Judy Garland movie. Read More

7 reasons ‘Pokémon Go’ Is Perfect for Parents of Toddlers

Posted on December 1, 2016 by A.J. O'Connell • 2 Comments

Pokémon Go is ideal for someone who used to game but who now has a small child. Seriously. It’s like Niantic Labs designed it with middle-aged, work-at-home mothers of two-year-olds in mind. Read More

The Big Monster of This Year Is the Scary Fairy

Posted on October 20, 2016 by A.J. O'Connell • 0 Comments

Fairies often come to mind around Halloween. After all, it seems like half the costumes in the stores come with wands and wings. But there’s another reason fairies might be on your mind this time of year. Fairies are terrifying. Or at least, they’ve been terrifying lately. And let’s face it: fairies, at their mythological… Read More

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