I was raised Southern Baptist Convention, so, duh, that came with an Evangelical Christmas. I was also lower middle class, growing up. So there was always a roof over our head, food on the table, new clothes each school year. Extracurriculars stretched the budget, but there was usually room. But our cars were used, a… Continue reading Recontextualizing Christmas
Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (because isn’t it always Aunt Sheryl?) turns to you and asks what seems like an innocent question. “What have you been… Continue reading How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
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 hasn’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
It’s Valentine’s Day this week. We’ll be spending it watching Korean horror movies. Because our first date by sheer happenstance was in February, my husband and I have also been together, officially, fifteen years (married eleven). We dated about a year before moving in together that next January, had ongoing conversations the whole time about… Continue reading The Agendas Hidden in the American Marriage
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