Writing

200 Words at a Time: Knifework

For Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge.   The wolves came in. That's what happens when you leave the front door open at night, which is exactly what I did. Stupid, stupid, stupid.I was in the kitchen warming up some midnight milk for myself when I saw their shadows slinking along the hallway, breaking up the moonbeams across… Continue reading 200 Words at a Time: Knifework

Analysis/Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Minor spoiler alert. Also, I have not read the comics and I don't think I intend t0, as it's just too long a series. I watched Thor: The Dark World twice because: I like the Thor franchise, I'm not immune to the charms of either Chris Hemsworth or Tom Hiddleston, I got free tickets the second time… Continue reading Movie Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Analysis/Reviews

Book Review: ‘The Melancholy of Mechagirl’ by Catherynne M. Valente

I came to know Japan through its anime and manga culture, through Junichiro Tanizaki's essay "In Praise of Shadows" and Akira Kurosawa's film Dreams and the music of Yuki Kajiura, through the brutality of its soldiers toward the Philippines and other nations during World War II, through an array of sushi restaurants of varying quality,… Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Melancholy of Mechagirl’ by Catherynne M. Valente