***Mild spoilers*** The kids and I watched The Invisible Man shortly before Halloween as part of an ongoing horror movie marathon. It’s not standard Halloween fare: there are no witches, no ghosts (not really), and no evil curses or spells. But the story is as familiar as a fairy tale, especially to women who haveContinue reading “The Aftermath of Abuse: A Review of The Invisible Man”
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Some Thoughts About ADHD and Other Neurodivergences
You don’t outgrow ADHD, but I think I understand why some people think you do. (For the record, I don’t have a formal diagnosis of ADHD. But the coping mechanisms and tips and tricks recommended for ADHD patients to help them survive as functioning human beings all work on me, so that’s what I’m rollingContinue reading “Some Thoughts About ADHD and Other Neurodivergences”
Down the Well–a Stephen King Fanfic
The swing creaked as Abigail Bagley swung back and forth. The rusty chains bit into her hands, but she squeezed them tighter and tighter as she swung. The air was brisk and cool, indicating the onset of evening. Soon her mother would call her in for dinner and bed. Inside the lights would be bright,Continue reading “Down the Well–a Stephen King Fanfic”
The Future of Vampires: A Review of Daybreakers
Vampires are sexy. Complain about Twilight all you want, but sexy is their thing. Every movie monster that has multiple successful iterations (and in some cases have been beaten to death, looking at you zombies) represents some society-wide fear and taps into it for the shivers. Vampires represent sexual fears, often the fear of rapeContinue reading “The Future of Vampires: A Review of Daybreakers”
Book Review: A Basketful of Heads
I was never a huge fan of traditional superhero comics when I was a kid, because I found the format frustrating. I wanted to finish the whole story in one sitting like I could with a book, and waiting for weeks just to read for half an hour drove me crazy. I did like horrorContinue reading “Book Review: A Basketful of Heads”
The Children’s Bones
*CW for child death* Once upon a time there was a witch, but her house of candy was not in the middle of a deep wood. The little house was in a neat little suburb, and the witch was a cosmetics saleswoman named Jessica Howell. Jessica was not a witch by choice. She had notContinue reading “The Children’s Bones”
Alien
It’s very telling That we call the octopus “alien-looking,” When they were here Millions of years Before us.
How to Kill the Kid: A Review of Hereditary
In a story. Please don’t call the cops. I watched Hereditary over the weekend. (CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!) Or at least I tried to. I turned it off about an hour in. I like tales of the supernatural, but Hereditary was too dull, too slow, and too sad. I read the rest of the plot online toContinue reading “How to Kill the Kid: A Review of Hereditary”
Black Bells: Megan Falls Down the Rabbit Hole
An hour later, Megan stared at a blank screen and wept silently. She couldn’t do it. She’d lost the knack. She’d tried over and over again to conjure Jack Benimble in her mind and make him do what she wanted, but she’d failed. Every sentence she’d written was stiff, clumsy, and fake. It felt grossContinue reading “Black Bells: Megan Falls Down the Rabbit Hole”
You Really Should At Least TRY Not to Be a Jerk
You know what, I get really annoyed when someone posts, “Would it be insensitive for me to write XYZ?” and some schmoe says, “Write whatever you want, it’s your story. Someone will be offended no matter what you write.” I mean, of course that’s true, but it’s not HELPFUL. When you respond with that orContinue reading “You Really Should At Least TRY Not to Be a Jerk”
Dawn Napier 