Author: Ally Malinenko

I live in Brooklyn which is good except when it’s not which is horrid. I’ve been writing for awhile, and have some stuff published and some stuff not.

I don’t like when people refer to pets as their children and I can’t resist a handful of cheez-its when offered.

I have a burning desire to go to Antarctica, specifically to the South Pole so I can see where Robert Falcon Scott died.

I like to read books. I like to write stories and poems. I even wrote some novels. You can read them.

World, meet GHOST GIRL

So it’s been….sometime. It’s not that things haven’t been happening, because they definitely have it’s just, well, I couldn’t talk about it. Do you know how hard it is to keep a secret for four months? Pretty darn hard. So back in January I had a really good day. It was January 29th and I… Continue reading World, meet GHOST GIRL

Our Faultless Stars: What John Green Got Wrong

So I finally did it. I read The Fault in Our Stars, easily once of the most beloved novels by one of the most beloved novelists. I didn’t read it earlier because I feared that my own cancer story would make me biased. I worried that I wouldn’t be able to give it a fair… Continue reading Our Faultless Stars: What John Green Got Wrong

The Land of the Rising Sun: Adventures in Japan

I know a few people who have been to Japan and all of them have told me that it will be unlike anywhere else that I have been. I believed them but I didn’t BELIEVE them believe them. But they were right. Japan has raised the travel bar more than any other trip. I have… Continue reading The Land of the Rising Sun: Adventures in Japan

Updates! I’m Still Alive (and that’s about the end of the good news! jk lol)

Hello friends. It’s been a while since I’ve written – mostly because I didn’t have much to write about and then also because in January I got hit by a car. Wheeeee! So this year is off to a hell of a start. I was crossing the street a block from my house, with the… Continue reading Updates! I’m Still Alive (and that’s about the end of the good news! jk lol)

To NaNo or not to NaNo

Isn’t that the question? Unless, of course, your question is “what the hell is a NaNo?” NaNoWriMo, as it’s awkwardly and affectionately called, stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is billed as a competition – something you either win or lose – to push people to write a 50K word novel in 30… Continue reading To NaNo or not to NaNo