By Daniel Crawford, The Sandy Standard Once Upon A Tome bookstore will officially turn one year old on Sunday, June 21. On the weekend of June 20/21 owners Alex (Alexandra) Kelly and Brian McKeon are planning to celebrate the birthday with collectible stickers, bookmarks, and coffee mugs. There will be 75 first edition Once Upon A Tome book bags available to customers who spend $75 or more. Located at 17360 Smith Avenue, the front door of Once Upon A Tome is in the middle of

By Brit Allen, The Sandy Standard Kyla Souza, pen name Kyla Ren, has been writing stories since she was a child. Her husband, Matt Souza, has been writing since he met Kyla and decided to give writing a go to better understand her (and get the girl). The couple’s story is a very nerdy meet-cute. Girl, dressed as Harley Quinn, meets boy, dressed as an inflatable T-Rex, at comic con. Boy starts hobby to impress girl and ends up with a new girlfriend and a new passion. Matt eve