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.
This is the story of how I did not tell Facebook its algorithm was wrong, and kept deliberately clicking on the most ridiculously-priced ridiculous fashion in the hopes that the algorithm would deliver more. It did not disappoint! Read More
When Emma, age 10, wanted to add more variety to her earring collection, but didn’t want to deal with her sensitivities to most metal posts, she made up her own with plastic posts! Read More
GeekMom A.J. wore titanium earrings in her sensitive ears for a month. Here’s how it went. Read More
Are you the lone Whovian in your house? Gallifrey Public Radio came to ConnectiCon this July for a panel on introducing every family member — from the youngest to the oldest — to the Doctor. Read More
Audible’s audio adaptation of ‘Angel Catbird’ is the cat’s meow. Read More
GeekMom A.J. tried the all the Internet’s tips for wearing earrings in sensitive ears so you don’t have to. Read More
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
Anarchy in Middle-Earth! Read More
Why do Tree Pose when you can be the Eye of Sauron? Read More
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
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.
What you need to know about ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ if you’re going to see it with kids. Read More
Screening passes available but act quickly before they’re gone! Read More
‘The Tick’ is now available on Amazon’s streaming service and is included with Amazon Prime. Read More
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
The Doctor is an old superhero who solves problems with his brain. McCoy, a guest at Connecticon 2017, says that’s valuable. Read More
Some of the lessons we took away from Making It Fit: Techniques for Body-Positive Cosplay, a panel at ConnectiCon 2017. Read More
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
If you’ve ever been a Kingdom of Loathing fan, there’s a new stick figure sheriff in town: West of Loathing. Read More
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
