This post is a long time coming, and is honestly something I should've written years ago. I don't really have an excuse as to why I haven't written it, except - if I'm being really honest with myself - I think it's because a large part of me still feels that my relationship with this... Continue Reading →
The Battle for Genuineness
Lately I have been pondering the concept of genuineness. I have no doubt that this is due to my recent increased involvement in the Supernatural fandom, and having the blessing that is Misha Collins - the epitome of how being genuine can lead to the very peak of living your best, silliest, quirkiest, sexiest life... Continue Reading →
Processing Celebrity Deaths: 2016 Edition
Has there ever been a year worse for pop culture than 2016? Not in my lifetime. It feels like in many ways, as geeks and nerds, we are just starting to really hit our stride and come into our own in our communities. We’re not fringe anymore, we’re mainstream. We found each other, we gained... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: TWD s7 Premiere Edition
Where does one even begin to try to process what just occurred on our television sets? As a writer, how do I even begin an article such as this? To be honest, folks, I have no idea. So I guess I'll just start there. What happened on our televisions last night was horrible. Awful. Traumatizing,... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: Stranger Things Edition
WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON OF STRANGER THINGS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! This summer, Netflix took us by storm with the new series that terrified us and gave us all the nostalgic feels… Stranger Things. This show had it all…. suspense, horror, romance, science, Christmas lights, D&D, waffles… all framed around us... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: Schism (S4 Finale) Edition
It’s hard to believe that the time has come to write an article on the season finale. It seems like just yesterday I was banding together with my new Arrow friends on Twitter in preparation for the season premiere to see what Olicity and the rest of our superheroes had been up to over the... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: Lost in the Flood Edition
ARROW SPOILERS THROUGH EPISODE 4x22: LOST IN THE FLOOD This week's penultimate episode of Arrow had it all: fight scenes, explosions, decades old arguments, hacker on hacker violence, no less than *counts on fingers* five villains, an Olicity embrace… and a revolving beer. It was nonstop, break neck, edge of the seat drama. And yet,... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: Monument Point Edition
MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR ARROW 4x21: MONUMENT POINT READ AT YOUR OWN RISK Going into this week’s episode of Arrow, I actually wondered whether there would be much trauma for me to write about. It was being advertised as episode 1 of 3 of the season finale, so I thought perhaps they’d leave the heavy hits... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: Genesis Edition
For the past few weeks, the tone has been a somber one for our team in Star City. Grief has cast its shadow over every situation that’s played itself out on screen, as our team comes to terms with their recent loss. But things changed this week. While the grief still remains, what the Original... Continue Reading →
Processing Fictional Trauma: 11:59 Edition
Bringing myself to write this article has been more difficult than I was anticipating. For someone that writes a weekly article on processing fictional trauma, one would think that I’d be more effective at processing my own fictional trauma, but this week was really and truly harder than most for a variety of reasons. Getting... Continue Reading →