• Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao Review

    Iron Widow by Ziran Jay Zhao has been on my To-Read list for a long time, and I had avoided it for mostly subconscious reasons surrounding the marketing of novels as “Young Adult,” I think. There’s much to say about YA as a pseudo-genre (it’s not a genre, it’s a marketing strategy), but even I…

  • Creative Project Revamp

    It has been a long time since this website has posted new content; as a PhD researcher working on my dissertation, I simply hadn’t the time or energy for additional writing projects for quite some time. However, I am back and ready to engage with these ideas, characters, themes, motifs, medievalisms and more! I will…

  • Lifetime Movie Network….Can We Talk About Your New Show?

    Lifetime Movie Network….Can We Talk About Your New Show?

    Not too long ago I wrote about HBO channel’s adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife, here. I had watched the first episode of the Steven Moffet led show, and immediately backed away in horror. To me, there was nothing romantic about the supposed romance between Clare and Henry. Clearly, lots of people agreed with me-HBO…

  • Holding Out For a Hero (But it’s No One in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)*

    Holding Out For a Hero (But it’s No One in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)*

    *except Wong and America Chavez, they save the day Superhero franchises are incredibly popular right now; from the juggernaut Marvel cinematic Universe, to the reprisal of Tom Cruise’s Navy hero Maverick in the Top Gun films, superheroes, action heroes, anti-heroes, etc., have captured the imagination. There are a number of “types” of hero, according to…

  • Queer Headcanons-Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Queer Headcanons-Star Trek: The Next Generation

    As a writer of fan fiction my entire life, I am well versed in the term “headcanon.” For those that aren’t, it’s a way to refer to an idea housed in someone’s head that works with existing canon, but it’s not necessarily supported by direct confirmation. “Canon” of course refers to the actual agreed upon…

  • Jousting and Knighthood-Where is the Limit for “Historical Accuracy” in Modern America?

    Jousting and Knighthood-Where is the Limit for “Historical Accuracy” in Modern America?

    The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly is a 2020 YA novel from Jamie Pacton; discussing the novel opens some interesting conversations about gender, knighthood, and historical accuracy. Kit Sweetly is 17 years old, obsessed with the history of the Middle Ages, and currently works as a serving wench at a Medieval Times knock…

  • The Overturning of Roe V. Wade-Our Bodies Are Not Our Own

    The Overturning of Roe V. Wade-Our Bodies Are Not Our Own

    26 states are working to reduce or remove protections for people with uteruses following June 24th’s Supreme Court ruling. If you are in a position to help, consider donating to one of the many abortion funds in your area, or go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds?refcode=nnafwebsite to make a donation. The line between the personal and the political…

  • Book Review-“So This is Ever After” by F.T. Lukens

    Book Review-“So This is Ever After” by F.T. Lukens

    I’ll give you one guess why I saw this cover on an end cap at the library and immediately checked it out. And yes, it’s absolutely exactly as queer as I was hoping for. So This is Ever After begins at the end of a traditional fantasy novel-the chosen one has defeated the Big Bad™…

  • Strange New Worlds S1E7 “The Serene Squall”

    Strange New Worlds S1E7 “The Serene Squall”

    The caveat to this post is this-I am newly come to the Star Trek world. While I recognize the major names and characters, I had only seen a handful of the films and a few episodes of the series’ over the years. I started with Discovery, and am currently watching Strange New Worlds. My Spock…

  • Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love

    Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love

    Moulin Rouge! remains my favorite romance of all time.