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I’m a writer in my late 20s, trying to figure out love, life, and how to get the most out of my TWO (2) degrees. I love research and I’m the kind of nerd that likes analyzing the heck out of every single piece of media I consume so expect a lot of that here.
I’ve got an an opinion on basically everything. If you like strong opinions, candid talk about mental/physical health and trauma, and the occasional ode to fictional characters, then you’ll probably love me.
This blog focuses on analysis of nerdy media, book reviews, and lots of commentary about race in fandom and the source media that spawns our favorite fandoms.
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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Quit Trying To Make”Forced Diversity” Happen (It’s Not A Thing)
Whenever authors talk about how much they hate “forced diversity” and how annoyed they are that readers and bloggers now expect writers to create that they call “unrealistic” worlds where people who are not the default (by being queer, POC … Continue reading
Black Pain and Death in Captain America: Civil War
A lot of people die in Captain America: Civil War. Within the first twenty minutes alone, a good dozen people (at least) die between the confrontation with Rumlow and his men, the chase through the marketplace in Lagos, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged antiblackness, Black pain, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, marvel cinematic universe
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[Book Review] Stitch! by Yumi Tsukirino
Title: Stitch! Author: Yumi Tsukirino Rating: Recommended Genre/Category: Disney, Aliens, Cute and Fluffy, Children’s Books Release Date: August 30, 2016 Publisher: Tokyopop Order Here: AMAZON | AMAZON (KINDLE) | BARNES AND NOBLE Note: I received a free copy of this … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged book review, children's books, disney, Disney Manga, Lilo and Stitch, Tokyopop
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bib·li·o·file: Recent Work in Literary Studies
Here’s everything we’re reading in my Monday night class from now until the end of the semester. Sadly, none of these books are available for free so all I can offer are (affiliate) links to the kindle version on Amazon … Continue reading
Posted in A Catch All
Tagged academia, book recs, grad school
“Holy Homosexual Batman”: A Reference List
For my critical literary theory course during my first semester of grad school, I did a final paper looking at applications of queer theory as it applies to textual and subtextual queer perceptions of Batman. You know, because I just … Continue reading
Posted in bib·li·o·file, Stitch Offline
Tagged academia, Batman, critical theory, fan academia, queer theory, Robin
Letter to the Author – Matt Wallace
Dear Matt, You are the kind of author I aspire to be like when I grow up (or rather, grow into) as a writer. I love your Sin du Jour series like I love naps: i would take two of … Continue reading
Posted in Letters to the Author
Tagged matt wallace, sin du jour series, Tor.Com Publishing, urban fantasy
Urban Fantasy 101 – Allegory Overuse (ft. Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series)
Content warnings: this installment of Urban Fantasy 101 contains very brief mentions historical acts of oppression (largely in vague terms), sexual assault and pedophilia in Laurel K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series, as well as more indepth references to anti-Black and anti-Native … Continue reading