Movie Review — Cinderella (1950)

ReadOasis Step 3 Walt Disney sat at his desk and stared at the numbers. They were bad. He owed millions [...]

Song Review: Sukiyaki (1961)

ReadOasis Step 2 He pressed his lips together. "I will not cry, not here," he said to himself. "Not on [...]

The Day Leo Stopped Putting Himself Down

ReadOasis Step 2 Beep, beep, beep. Leo's alarm cut through the dark. He grabbed for his phone, and it slipped [...]

Frankenstein Retold

ReadOasis Step 3 Part One: The Spark Scene 1: The Man on the Ice Viktor froze in the doorway. The [...]

Book Review — Weep Not, Child (1964)

ReadOasis Step 2 A British soldier stands at your door. He does not knock. He pushes the door open and [...]

Three Plans to Make Your Message Stick

ReadOasis Step 2 You walk into a meeting. You speak. People listen, but then they forget. Your words disappear. Your [...]

Song Review: Let It Go (2013)

ReadOasis Step 2 Elsa stands high on a frozen mountain. Cold snow flies into her face. She pulls off her [...]

How Talk to Yourself— Don’t Say “I”

ReadOasis Step 2 "Maya, come to my office." Maya stood up. "The boss is calling me?" she thought. "He never [...]

Nine Lessons from My Father’s Death

ReadOasis Step 2 Cold rain poured down from dark clouds. Ken wiped the tears from his face. He looked at [...]

Movie Review — The Lion King (1994)

ReadOasis Step 2 The ground shakes. Thousands of animals run through a narrow valley. Young Simba is trapped in the [...]