Regarding the recent allegations in Hollywood, I would like to make one thing very clear. To each and every one of you, you are my heroes. You have strength you thought was weakness, you have bones made of steel and…
On Interpretation and Art Being Subjective
One of the most important lessons I learned in four years of creative writing was this: you have no control over how people will interpret your work. Writers are the first step in most projects. In plays, we write a…
Between the Lines: Fandom Ship Wars
Back to that age old moral dilemma of thinking we know better than anyone else what’s good for screens around the world, another characteristic of Tumblr fandom horror is the shipping war. Shipping, if you weren’t aware (who are we…
Stop Blaming Women for Being Assaulted
When I was 18, I was pretty naive. I trusted, as most teenagers do. So when a coworker asked for help one day, near the closing time of the store, I had no hesitation saying yes, though I didn’t know…
Between the Lines: Fandoms, Social Media, and the Politics of Being a Fangirl
Anyone who’s been in fandom spaces on the Internet in recent years has, to some degree, had a similar experience. You’re either drawn straight into the mess of ship wars, call-out culture and drag posts on various forums on the…
Walk the Wyatt Way, With Respect – An Ode to Timeless’s Wyatt
Inevitably when you have a character who was ex-special forces, military down to the bedrock of their life experiences, and living on in the wake of a dead spouse, you have a fractured, damaged, alpha man who is equal parts…
Between the Lines: Stepping Away from the Fray
A sub-clause of being born in the 21st century is that we are, whether we like it or not, constantly bombarded with tragedy on a large scale. Massacres, bigotry, and radical injustice are tweeted past our eyes every hour of…
Keys in Hand: Saudi Women and Driving
(As a note: Saudi women here refers to both Saudi-born women and women living in Saudi Arabia) Over the years, Saudi Arabia has been under immense pressure to lift the ban on women driving through the kingdom. After protests, imprisonments,…
Between the Lines: Yet Another Feminist Rant
Perhaps since the beginning of cinema, the calling for better representation of women on screen has been loud and insistent. In recent years, the box office has seen movies featuring women outearn those that feature men, and the industry as…
