When Fairyland Is Not for You: On Escapism, Fantasy, and Survival
For folklorist Jeana Jorgensen, portal fantasies helped her navigate one of the hardest semesters of her life. When fairyland rejects you, what happens next?
Category: The Written
How “The Weirdness” Shaped My Expectations of the Weird
When do you reveal magic in a story? In Bushnell’s “The Weirdness,” magic is secondary to character.
Review: Grief and Growing Up in “Tell the Wolves I’m Home”
“Some books are only for certain people. Some are for most people, and this might just be one of those.”
Review: “In the Dream House” and Self-Definition as Genre Experiment
“While the relationship forms the skeleton of the piece, Machado’s desire for context and definition is the beating heart of In the Dream House.”
Interview: A Guided Tour of Rob Hart’s Dystopian Thriller, “The Warehouse”
What’s more terrifying than zombies, vampires and dragons? A company like Amazon usurping democracy and running warehouses the size ofContinue Reading
“gods with a little g” Is a Love Letter to Life’s Complexities
God-damned teenagers. Whether through rebellion or just trying to figure out how to survive, they’re always trying to figure outContinue Reading
Lessons from “Girlchild”
I’ve recommended Tupelo Hassman’s Girlchild to three different people for three completely different reasons. One was a classmate interested in exploring mother-daughterContinue Reading
The Wrangler 