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…
OCPD An Escapist’s Tale of OCPD (or What Makes a Good Man?) 10 Jul 202010 Jun 2021 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…
Social Contract Dunning-Kruger Is My Middle Name: Empathy, Knowing How Much I Don’t Know, and Struggling in a World of “Experts” 8 Jul 2020 Where even to start? There is the mask requirement debate or the "Karen" response or the even broader state of discourse. There is the snowflake versus the deplorable. There is…
Critical Thought The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney and Pixar Animated Classics – A Summary 30 Jun 2020 To recap the full list of 80 films reviewed in the previous pieces, here is a simplified list for quick viewing without all the commentary. List begins here for the…
Critical Thought The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 10-1 30 Jun 202030 Jun 2020 You made it to the moment we've all been waiting for - the top ten. I'm sure the dedicated Disney fans out there have been keeping tabs in their heads…
Critical Thought The (Not So) Definitive Ranking of Disney Animated Films: 20-11 29 Jun 2020 You've made it to the top 20 - the elites. We are getting into the Who's Who of Disney and Pixar animated classics now. For those who need to reverse…
