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On the Passing of a Matriarch

Yesterday, September 10th, 2025, I received the call from my mom that my maternal grandmother had died. This is where I have to frame this properly because my grandmother hasnโ€™t been Granny for a number of years, at this point. The past few years, in particular, it was a genuine surprise every time she managed… Continue reading On the Passing of a Matriarch

Media Literacy and Analysis, Storytelling, Writing Theory

Peacemaker: The Deconstruction of a Pathetic Asshole

With the new season coming out and the sort of emergence of the new DC movie continuity, I was likeโ€ฆoh, I should watch Peacemaker. I had seen The Suicide Squad and Creature Commandos, so it was an easy show to roll into, already being familiar with the character. Binged it up through the first episode… Continue reading Peacemaker: The Deconstruction of a Pathetic Asshole

Books and Literature, media, Media Literacy and Analysis, Social Deconstruction

I Don’t Need to Tell You Censorship Laws are Bad, but Do You Realize How Bad They Really Are?

There was this trend of conversation on BookTok for a bit, but outside that I still occasionally see conversations about wanting a book rating system similar to the MPAA or ESRB. I've said in a TikTok before, and I'll say again, "no you don't." Especially not in the current climate when so many books are… Continue reading I Don’t Need to Tell You Censorship Laws are Bad, but Do You Realize How Bad They Really Are?

Books and Literature, Reviews

July Reads and Reviews (2025)

For updates on my own books delivered to your inbox, sign up for your newsletter of choice. Queer Fantasy :: Sci-Fi Romance What Moves the DeadT. KingfisherHorror, Novella (2022) โ€ฆas well asโ€ฆ โ€œThe Fall of the House of Usherโ€Edgar Allen PoeHorror, Short Story (1839) From Goodreads: When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood… Continue reading July Reads and Reviews (2025)

comics, Media Literacy and Analysis, World Building

The Summer of Capes and Worldbuilding

Iโ€™m a fantasy and science fiction writer, so, of course I study worldbuilding. As opposed to the worldbuilding itself, I rather like to examine the implementation of it. My favorite style tends to be โ€œIโ€™ll tell you what you need to know for the next little bit, then move on.โ€ I donโ€™t particularly for long… Continue reading The Summer of Capes and Worldbuilding

comics, Media Literacy and Analysis, Writing Theory

We Need the Term Graphic Novel to Actually Mean Something

If I talk about a โ€œgraphic novelโ€ vs a โ€œcomicโ€ in a very casual way, youโ€™d probably generally understand what kind of distinction Iโ€™m trying to make there. At the same time, comic book writers havenโ€™t always had a positive interaction with the term โ€œgraphic novel.โ€ Alan Moore is famous for relegating it to a… Continue reading We Need the Term Graphic Novel to Actually Mean Something

Books and Literature, Reviews

June Reads and Reviews

Check the end for promos, free books, and special sales from the Bookfunnel community of indie authors. For updates on my own books delivered to your inbox, sign up for your newsletter of choice. Queer Fantasy :: Sci-Fi Romance Surfing Samurai RobotsMel GildenScience Fiction, Cyperpunk, Satire Lite (1988) From Goodreads: They have the agility of surfers and… Continue reading June Reads and Reviews

Queer Art and Identity, Queerness

Your John 3:16 Car Sticker Makes Me Nervous

The first June in our first house, I put out a Pride flag on the already installed flagpole mount. This was in a blue dot in a red state, in 2016 ish, at the incipient rise of modern Rainbow Capitalism. I had been pretty solid on the pan-ace thing for awhile but non-binary was still… Continue reading Your John 3:16 Car Sticker Makes Me Nervous

comics, Queer Art and Identity, Queerness, Social Deconstruction, World Building

The Bi-Vestigation of Eddie Brock

Pride month means all my queer comic and comic adjacent subReddits are talking canon sexuality among Marvel characters, particularly the Marvel Rivals cast. And I do have to express a level of chagrin that people are boxing it into โ€œgay, straight, biโ€ because likeโ€ฆasexual? Split theory of attraction? Whatever.One of the big points of discussion,… Continue reading The Bi-Vestigation of Eddie Brock

Books and Literature, comics, Reviews

May Reads and Reviews

For updates on my own books delivered to your inbox, sign up for your newsletter of choice. Queer Fantasy :: Sci-Fi Romance The Cosmic ColorT.T. MaddenScience Fiction (2025, Recent Release!) From Storygraph: Eric Fisher, a Black recruit finishing up his training, has always felt strange in his own skin. Now that heโ€™s finally a mecha pilot, ready… Continue reading May Reads and Reviews