*Warning: Contains Spoilers* I watched this one several months ago, and it took me a while to write this review because processing this movie was like processing a life-changing experience. I won’t say that the movie changed my life, but it FELT that way: exhilarated, horrified, flushed with adrenaline, and oddly at peace. It wasn’tContinue reading “Never Has a Punch to the Gut Been So Satisfying: A Review of Promising Young Woman”
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
A Study in Pink
I had an epiphany last week. Depending on how well you know me, you might or might not be surprised by this. But ladies round the Internet, let me know if this realization rings any bells of recognition in your brain. I was never a tomboy. I certainly acted like one. I caught frogs andContinue reading “A Study in Pink”
The Five Stages of Editing
Everyone talks about how hard and lonely a job it is to be a writer. Maybe I’m just a freak of nature, but I don’t get it. How can I be lonely when I’m writing? I’m surrounded by amazing people, and they all have stories to tell that keep me up all night. And it’sContinue reading “The Five Stages of Editing”
Liberals Love Everyone, Until They Don’t: A Review of Knives Out
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! CLICK AWAY NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN! I’m embarrassed by how long it took me to watch this movie; it had been on my to-do list since I saw the first trailer in the movie theater in 2019. Man, remember back when hearing someone cough inContinue reading “Liberals Love Everyone, Until They Don’t: A Review of Knives Out”
Six Degrees to Slasher: Hunchback, Repo!, and Spree
I watched a bunch of movies this weekend; my life has gotten so much more bearable since I discovered Fandango Now. At first I wanted something relatively wholesome, but I started with the darkest Disney movie in 90s history so maybe even then I should have known the direction my mood was about to take.Continue reading “Six Degrees to Slasher: Hunchback, Repo!, and Spree”
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”
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 