Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
For round 1, I picked: Daine Sarrasri from the Tortall Universe and Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton Background Daine Sarrasri, the lame follow-up protagonist to Alanna of Trebond, almost made me swear off fantasy. Daine represents everything I hate in female characters: she has the power to talk to animals, but is too incompetent to be of much use.… Continue reading R.I.P. It or Ship It: Round 1
It's time to ship some characters. I love stupid ships. When writing with friends, my go-to prompt is always, "Write the most unlikely couple you can think of." I find this exercise fascinating even if they hate doing it. Some of my favorite ships have started as a joke; the more I laugh, the more sense… Continue reading R.I.P. It or Ship It
I came here for art, for energy, for community, for people like me, done with "accidental" pregnancies and tiny weddings and Trump rallies and surely, maybe I'd meet more men in a city of 700,000. Bursting with creativity I came here. Now I'm stuck in this ugly gray where walking down the sidewalk in… Continue reading No, I’m not doing well
Narrative Paradise 