Aug
09
Ghost feelings: Trauma is weird
Trauma is so strange. Sometimes I want to write about it and sometimes I don't. When I do, the motivation
4 min read
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Jun
30
Speculative fiction clichés and stereotypes
Tropes are part of the SFFH writer's toolkit, but if they're not used thoughtfully they can lead to boring stories
3 min read
May
02
Main characters and imaginary friends
As a child, did you have an imaginary friend? I never did. I wanted one. When I was small I tried to conjure one.
4 min read
Mar
19
Entering the "strange and bizarre" world of the other
Some thoughts on connections between empathy, person-centred therapy, and
speculative fiction.
First, a quick definition: according to Collins dictionary, empathy
5 min read
Feb
03
The moon is a simmering tea cup
I'm a little obsessed with the moon at the moment. I'd say it's because I'm
working on a project with
2 min read
Jan
20
Caring for creativity
Recently I finished Medicine and the Arts
[https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/medicine-and-the-arts], an online course
offered free by the
3 min read
Jan
01
Play as protest, practice, and possibility
Recently I finished Medicine and the Arts
[https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/medicine-and-the-arts], an online course
offered free by the
5 min read
Dec
20
Corita Kent's unruly rules
A few years ago I went to a Corita Kent [https://www.corita.org/] retrospective
and fell in love with
6 min read
Dec
14
My first ghost story
We’ve been telling ghost stories for thousands of years. Why do they have such
staying power? There are endless
5 min read