How do we recognize our role as cogs in a massive system? Looking at Senlin Ascends and The Masquerade books and The Banality of Evil!

Why does it feel easier to learn from the worst possible advice than from straightforward, positive guidelines? Let's get evil & miserable.

Tea is near-omnipresent in stories of speculative fiction! I take a look at why, by looking at real world history and a number of examples.

It's easy to get lost in excitement for a story and forget that things might not turn out the way you expect – as happened with Severance.

This film offers a human, soulful glimpse into the experiences of trans people at a time when hate and alienation are at a sickening high.

What, why and when I write. My promise to myself and to my readers and what I hope you can get out of my work. With a Master List of posts.

Stormlight helped teach me that improvement is gradual and non-linear. There will be setbacks, but we can overcome them.

Exploring the relationship between power and conduct, with insight from 'The Witness for the Dead', my life with ADHD and real world evils.

Wrapping up our exploration of the House by meeting our faithful unreliable narrator Johnny Truant and his even more questionable mother.

Let's delve into the mysterious mind of the man who invented The Navidson Record, the House and so much more. Who is Zampanò?

Welcome to my exploration of 'House of Leaves', what this experimental novel is, why you should try reading it and how we can learn from it.

Who are you? Does your answer change depending on the day? On your mood? Has your DNA shaped you into your current form, or has the world?

Continuing my spotlight on non-binary characters in speculative fiction, with a focus on those who tend toward the thoughtful & mysterious.

Now more than ever before, it seems important to recognize the experiences and lives of non-binary characters. Let's see a few in SFF!

When the world around us has taken on the grimdark genre, let's turn to hopepunk both as an escape and as a beacon of good will to share.

We need to practice empathy for each other if we're going to hope to overcome to forces bent on keeping us apart. Here's why!

Analyzing Midnight Mass from the lens of vampire stories, and how creator Mike Flanagan weaves together religion, choice and alcoholism.