"I can tell you about it, enclose it with words that will make the value of it to me evident to you. But I can't tell you exactly, any more than I could tell you exactly what is the experience of sex if you have never had it" (Rice, 15). Such are the words the … Continue reading Interview with the Vampire and Asexual Loneliness
So it turns out, yearning is real, and humans have been trying for centuries to capture it. I've been writing Aromantic Frankenstein for my Master of Arts in Writing thesis. It began as a short story, meant to kick off an entire short story collection of ace horror (I do have other ace horror stories, … Continue reading Writing Aromantic Frankenstein, Deconstruction, and Reconstruction.
"With this candle, I will light your way in darkness." Corpse Bride remains, I believe, Tim Burton's finest work. I've found that even friends who do not normally consider themselves spooky fans have a heart for Corpse Bride and its sweetness in depicting a universal longing to be loved. But did you know the story … Continue reading What Remains of the Day: Corpse Bride and Bittersweet Deviance
Well, hello there! I haven't written on here for well over a year, and it may come as a shocker that I am returning to a christian blog with a movie about witchcraft, having some aroace takeaway from a story about love. But here we are. Practical Magic has been personally recommended to me for … Continue reading Practical Magic and Platonic Love
What if the man who found Rapunzel was scared of her singing instead of in love at first sight? What if a man insisted on pursuing a fairy he fell in love with, despite the first answer he got? These two haunting narrative songs, telling of fairy tale twists alongside beautiful art, have been on … Continue reading Mademoiselle Noir and The Willow Maid: Songs that Tell Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vCrsZ80M4&feature=emb_logo "The Neighbor's Window" is a 20 minute short film exploring the human tendency towards comparison, coveting our neighbors, missing "good old days," wanting what others have, and a renewed perspective on love in day-to-day living. This is an Oscar-winning short film that stood out to me the most when I saw it in a … Continue reading The Neighbor’s Window: Romanticism and Gratitude
Not too long ago, I watched Stranger Than Fiction again and it hit me in a new light. The late movie night was a great reward after a highly productive run of sending submissions out. Even better, the film is not only great at dark humor, but also has a knack for emphasizing an appreciation of all … Continue reading Stranger Than Fiction & Meeting our Maker
I cannot recommend this book and this film enough. A Monster Calls is a story by Patrick Ness in which a young boy named Conor is visited by a monster composed out of a yew tree. The monster proves not to actually threaten his life but forces him to listen to three stories that are … Continue reading A Monster Calls: the Power of Parables
Maybe it was because nostalgia soothes an anxious adult, maybe it's because characters in purgatory are getting more and more relateable. Toothless was one of the first films I felt like rewatching when quarantine hit. If you haven't seen it before, fair warning that the following contains spoilers. The film follows a down-to-earth dentist named … Continue reading Toothless, Limbo, and the Love of Good Trouble
Not gonna lie, I thought of writing about this movie because we actually did have a full moon this Halloween. Also because this pandemic feels like a curse, still here because some of us just have to throw caution to the wind and light the black flame candle? And much like a certain iconic part … Continue reading On All Hallow’s Eve When the Moon is Round
The Creator's Apprentice