Alexis M. Collazo
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. An avid reader, writer and multimedia creator. Relocated to Pennsylvania where she is currently focused on writing, crafting and leading workshops online. Visit www.alexismcollazo.com for more info.
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From my Archives: Motorhead album Review
Back with another old review. As with the previous published archived review, Devildriver-Beast, it was originally published on the website misformusic.com. I wrote about a handful of reviews for the website until it became more trouble than it was worth. I was okay for a while with it not being a paying gig until it came too demanding. Instead of allowing me to request albums I wanted to work on, they started assigning them with a weekly deadline. On top of that the first album they assigned wasn't even close to the metal or rock genres I had signed up for. Until that point, it'd been fun way to gain some experience and score some free music. But I wasn't about to stress myself out for their benefit. So that's how that ended.
By Alexis M. Collazo12 months ago in Beat
New City, New Friends, Same old Dante . Content Warning.
I woke up sitting in a chair with my arms tied behind me and two men hovering over me. One was skinny with a pointy face, small dark eyes and greasy black hair, immediately reminding me of a rat. Like yin to Rat-face’s yang, the other one was blonde with shoulder length hair that hung around his face perfectly framing his light blue eyes. He was just my type, tall with broad shoulders, muscular and almost pretty even with a ugly scar running down the side of his face. Different circumstances, I wouldn’t mind being tied up, probably would enjoy it.
By Alexis M. Collazoabout a year ago in Fiction
My Personal Archives: Music Journalism
Once upon a time, long ago, I thought I wanted to be a music journalist. I was very passionate about music and as a native New Yorker was quite entrenched in the local metal scene. It seemed like a no brainer. Why not combine my interest in music, social connections and enthusiasm for writing towards a career I might actually enjoy. I admit to being a bit naive about the whole thing, I thought it would be fun and exciting. And it was, until it wasn't.
By Alexis M. Collazo2 years ago in Beat
Getting Creative
While we're already a month into the new year, it's early enough you may still be in the planning stage. Maybe you set yearly goals or make resolutions or compose a one or two-word intention as a focus for the year. Whatever you do, I hope it includes some form of creativity. And I don't mean in a general being creative in whatever you do kind of way. I mean literally digging in, getting dirty, and making a mess to actually create something.
By Alexis M. Collazo2 years ago in Art
Getting Ahead After Falling Behind
I am not the best at planning ahead or following through on plans. And yet, I love planners and organization tools. I've cycled through tons of them, partly because of shiny object syndrome and mostly the delusion that finding the right thing will magically change me into Ms. Perfectly Organized. Yeah I know it's an issue and I have been working at it.
By Alexis M. Collazo3 years ago in Motivation
Sink: A Memoir by Joseph Earl Thomas
I've always liked things that were just a little bit different and outside of the usual norms. In terms of reading, the last couple of years I've really been enjoying work that doesn't follow traditional narrative structures. One genre where I've really seen some fun experimental narratives has been in memoirs. It's not just because they stand out, but because the playfulness with the form enhances the story being told.
By Alexis M. Collazo3 years ago in Humans
Gone In Sixty Seconds and Nicolas Cage
Let’s Talk About Cage: Gone in 60 Seconds I have no problem admitting that some of my favorite movies are often ridiculed and generally accepted as kind of bad. I think people expect way too much, not every movie needs to be an artistic masterpiece. I am totally okay with a movie having a completely unbelievable plot, no character development and less than stellar performances. Some movies are just entertaining and fun to watch. This is pretty much the case with “Gone In 60 Seconds.” Nicolas Cage himself is quoted as saying it "has kind of a glorified '70s B-movie aura." Whether that’s a compliment or insult is up to individual taste.
By Alexis M. Collazo3 years ago in Geeks
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
This post is just a bit different from my usual book vs movie. There are actually two movie adaptations of the book, made within only a couple years of each other. So I watched both and will be comparing all three. Second, I did not wait to finish the book before watching the movies. I watched the first just as I started the book and the other while I was about halfway. I thought it would be fun to switch it up, plus I'd already read the book previously, although it was long enough ago that I barely remembered it.
By Alexis M. Collazo3 years ago in Horror
Book vs Movie: A Clockwork Orange
The first time read A Clockwork Orange was quite a few years ago. I'm not sure where my copy is and don't remember which version it is. This time around I had a library ebook, the complete original version of the novel. Until reading the introduction, I hadn't even realized there were different versions. Apparently, the American publisher decided not to include the final chapter when it was first published. This is the version the film was based on. It seems like a minor difference, but it does change the character arc of the protagonist Alex.
By Alexis M. Collazo4 years ago in Geeks
