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  • The Castiel Problem

    (Warning: Since this is about Supernatural and its approach to plot and characterization, there’ll be unmarked spoilers all the way up to Season 9.) While I’m posting disclaimers, I should include another biggie: I really love Supernatural. It’s a fun show, I watch it every week, and Castiel is by far my favorite character. That… Read more

  • When hopes are dashed: Dramatic Irony

    I have a hard time reading in public, because I’m very… let’s say interactive with my reading. I make faces, I get up and pace, I yell at the characters, I (carefully place a bookmark on my page and then) hurl the book across the room. It’s such a common practice for me that I sometimes… Read more

  • When to say no

    Creon: My dear, I woke up one morning and found myself King of Thebes. God knows, there were other things I loved in life more than power. Antigone: Then you should have said no. Creon: Yes, I could have done that. Only, I felt that it would have been cowardly. I should have been like… Read more

  • Dark Paradise Cover Reveal

    Angie Sandro is the kind of person I get to brag about knowing– even more now that Dark Paradise (Grand Central Publishing/ Forever Yours) is shooting onto the shelves this July! So I’m super excited to be able to share the book’s cover with all of you! As part of this event, she’ll be giving… Read more

  • The Lion and the Antelope

    I was trawling through SMBC Comics, and I found one in particular that caught my attention. It may not be the most hilarious page Mr. Wiener* has ever penned, but it makes a lovely point about conflict. (*Yes, that is his name.) One person’s bad day is another person’s best day ever– and in a… Read more

  • Happy 2014!

    2013 has been a pretty intense year for me. It’s the year I got a house, the year I got a dog, the year I started grad school, the year I celebrated my fifth year being married to Boxy. Now that we had a place to hold them, we hosted a Halloween party, and a… Read more