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The Last Jedi: Take Two
Finally got a chance to do viewing #2 this past week. I watched with a clearer, more critical eye this time, and I think I’ve dug down into what much of the disconnect may be (aside from the stuff I … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Entertainment, Fiction, Geekery, Human Nature, Movies, Nostalgia, Politics
Tagged luke skywalker, parenting, resistance, Star Wars, the last jedi
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Rogues Gallery
Among the other ridiculous and terrifying crap that’s happened since the election, this week’s preposterous attempt at boycotting the latest Star Wars story, Rogue One, probably takes the cake for both predictability and eyeroll worthiness. The short version: Some rando … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Feminism, Fiction, Geekery, Politics
Tagged dumbass cishet white dudes, election 2016, racism, rogue one, sexism
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Listening
Something interesting is going on today on the Tumblr of TV writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach. Most recently, Javi was one of the lead writers on The 100, but he has a healthy list of well-known shows to his credit, including the underrated … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Fiction, Intarweebz Drama, LGBTQ, TV, Writing
Tagged lgbt, lgbt characters, the 100, TV writing
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Tesserae
Realized I forgot to post about my new book here! Tesserae is my third novel, and the first of a two-part story (the sequel will be released later this year.) Basic gist, if you don’t want to read the back-cover … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Geekery, LGBTQ, Publishing, Writing
Tagged bisexual, books, fiction, gay romance, lgbt, novels, sci-fi romance, sff, writing
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Woman’s world
This piece on Tor.com about writing female characters is terrific stuff. Go read it. It also, however, makes a good jumping-off point for something I’ve been wanting to talk about for a while: How the boring reality of everyday life … Continue reading
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Diversity and the perception of “normal”
Diversity in YA creator Malinda Lo is currently doing a great blog series on how reviewers often betray underlying biases when reviewing books about characters from marginalized groups. Highly recommended read. The topic is also a big jumping-off point for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Feminism, Fiction, LGBTQ, Movies, Politics, Publishing, Writing
Tagged books, Diversity, publishing, writing
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Subtext and subversion: Part Two
Carrying on from the previous post, below is a detailed, episode-by-episode rundown (with pictures!) of Ragnar and Athelstan’s relationship. I present this not as a “This is why my slash ship is canon” manifesto, but instead as an illustration of the relationship itself, so folks can … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Geekery, Human Nature, LGBTQ, TV
Tagged athelstan, lgbt, ragnar, same-sex relationships, slash, tv, vikings
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Subtext and subversion: Vikings edition
Long time, no post! Life’s been chaotic in recent months (no need to bore you with details), and to keep from melting down, I’ve spent a fair amount of my (limited) free time escaping into my usual happy places of pop culture and fandom. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Geekery, Human Nature, LGBTQ, TV
Tagged athelstan, lgbt, ragnar, same-sex relationships, tv, vikings
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Hard copies look great!
Much as I love my Kindle, and being able to carry several pounds worth of books around with me, I must admit, seeing my own stuff in dead-tree versions does kinda tickle me. My inner library-haunting kid is squirming with glee. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Publishing, Writing
Tagged books, fantasy, harper, publishing, writing, YA
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