February 19, 2019
In the mid-80’s a remarkable first occurred – women “of a certain age” – not shrinking, virginal violets, but mature women, began to colonize the Fantasy map. First wave feminism of the 70’s in speculative fiction concerned itself with the problem of equality, (economic, sexual, and political) and their literature reflected those struggles with rebellion against conformist roles, seen in…
May 1, 2018
On September 11, 2016, I went to my local movie theater for an experience that I never thought would happen in my lifetime. One of my favorite films, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, was getting an extremely limited theater presentation, courtesy of Fathom Events. I was thrilled. I’d watched the movie over a dozen times since its 1986 release, but I wasn’t old…
November 17, 2016
Beware of spoilers for the following: The Walking Dead series. When The Walking Dead television series premiered in 2010, I was totally on board with the show. I loved the concept of humans fighting walkers (zombies), and I was a big fan of our hero Rick Grimes. When we met Rick in season one, he was on a mission to…