Guess what my least favorite part of my job is. Go on, guess. Nope. It is not being broke from time to time waiting between publisher checks and book sales. And no, it isn’t dealing with angry fans or angrier trolls. Hell, it isn’t even the occasionally hostile environment I’m treated to within the...
Read more →The third week of October is where the Challenge really starts to feel like a challenge for me. Even if I’ve done well and mostly avoided stinkers, at this point I’ve seen so many horror movies it’s hard to really judge any just on their own merits. Films I otherwise might like sometimes seem...
Read more →It’s been a heck of a week folks. Not only is your erstwhile horror movie hostess dutifully making good on the challenge, but I’m also in pre-production on my horror movie short for film class right now. I’m excited…but exhausted. And running close to past my deadline. So this week is going to be a...
Read more →In honor of the scariest time of year! WOO! Here’s an addition to my Women’s Stories series. The Last Girl! Straight outta horror and right into your game. Months back; a good friend and game designer asked me what a woman’s power fantasy was, since we see examples of gaming of male power fantasy...
Read more →Last week I talked about what the October Horror Movie Challenge is, and gave you a rundown of some of my favorite films from the last couple challenges. This week we’re into the challenge proper! I’m writing this on Friday, so what you’re getting are my views for October 1rst through the morning of...
Read more →You are cordially invited to play a game with me this October. What game? Well let me tell you…
Read more →Mouse Guard is a wonderful game that is in turns adorable, heroic, moving and exciting. It’s a fantasy world based on a series of comics by David Petersen. The RPG is based on the Burning Wheel system by Luke Crane. It reminds me a great deal of the Redwall series where animals are the...
Read more →Last week I wrote about what I called “the best horror movie I’d seen in 2011”, but I misspoke a bit. You see, there was another that I liked equally well, if not better.1 Not surprisingly, it also has a heavy queer and trans* component to it. That film is the awfully-titled but beautifully-made...
Read more →People who know me know that horror, particularly horror cinema, is my thing. People sometimes ask why, as if being a horror fan needs some kind of explanation (does anyone ever ask why someone is a fan of dramas or comedies?). But still, I wonder myself sometimes. As a young closeted trans woman, I...
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