Personal Writer Biography and Intro to Celtic Riverside 14 Dec 2019 Hello, Reader! Welcome to Celtic Riverside! Feel free to jump around to whatever section interests you - this is not a singular piece that must be consumed in whole or…
#HeForShe… Because (An Open Letter to the Daughter I May Never Meet) [Redux] 17 Jan 201916 Apr 2019 Dear Alice Kathryn, Hey there, Ally Kat. You know, even before I met your mother I had dreams about you. Your mom and I would be laying on a couch…
#HeForShe… Feminism in the World of Disney 25 Jul 201814 Mar 2019 One of the areas that serves as a foundation for gender and race relation discussion is pop culture, and my childhood, like many, involved Disney and Pixar. Today, I want…
#HeForShe Question About Trans Rights 17 Sep 202017 Sep 2020 The question is simple, but in this charged political environment you should brace for 3,000 words of qualification and background. This sort of thing can be a lightning rod for…
Uncategorized Where Do We Begin? 16 Sep 2020 A key witness in the case that ICE displayed a pattern of abuse and harassment towards detained people was deported earlier this week. I do not want to go into…
Critical Thought… Dramatic Benefit of Horror 15 Sep 2020 Writing, for me, is about healing and reconciliation. I do not mean that this is how I read all writing, but my interest in composing fiction is to that end.…
Social Contract Definitions and Labels 31 Aug 2020 I felt compelled to write today based on two events. First, the #IStandWithJK hashtag reappeared on social media, and it brought up discussion about one of her tweets in particular:…
Critical Thought… Why I’ll Never Be an Author 25 Aug 2020 Tell her to make it short and spicy. And if the main character is a girl, make sure she's married by the end. Or dead, either way. - Mr. Dashwood,…
Personal… Another Appeal Against Late-Stage Capitalism 20 Aug 2020 In the past I have tried to dance around the language of economics a bit. Any critique of capitalism seems to confirm that the critic is a Marxist/socialist/communist. The philosopher…
Critical Thought… A Teddy Obsession (A Sort of Gerwig’s Little Women Review) 11 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 When I finally got around to reading Little Women in college, it immediately became one of my favourite stories. Jo and Meg charmed me (admittedly, I found Amy annoying on…
Uncategorized How to Change Your Animal Crossing Island Name! 31 Jul 2020 Sorry, I was mistaken. You can't change the name of your Animal Crossing island. Yes, it's clickbait, but this is important and you're here now. And since you're here, you…
#HeForShe… Why I Stepped Away from Feminist Twitter 27 Jul 2020 In the era of reactionary vitriol, allow me to begin by stating that feminism is important and very much necessary today. I know some readers will interpret a piece like…
Mental Health… An Escapist’s Tale of OCPD (or What Makes a Good Man?) 10 Jul 2020 I have memories of walking around my college campus before evening class in the autumn. I was still using a portable CD player, and my regulars at the time were…
