A couple of days ago Adam Rodriguez was on Access Hollywood and made a statement that not only upset me, but gave me pause. When asked about Criminal Minds and this season without Thomas Gibson he said, “We’ll see who the true fans are.” I’m glad I wasn’t eating or drinking anything when I heard … Continue reading The True Fan……Is a Myth
Observation
My Thoughts on Thomas Gibson’s Firing
Today I have been trying to understand my visceral reaction to the firing of Thomas Gibson from Criminal Minds, and I've come to several realizations which I will explain in a moment. I have grown up in and around Los Angeles California all my life. I have seen movie and television sets and had … Continue reading My Thoughts on Thomas Gibson’s Firing
Trigger Warnings
I was in an internet conversation a few weeks ago about trigger warnings. One person in the discussion had stated that they thought warnings were bullshit. Immediately this person was jumped on. Granted their statement was a blanket statement but it brought-up an important topic when it comes to writing and posting your writing on the … Continue reading Trigger Warnings
A Few Words on Love
Love and relationships are hard. Very hard. And in this day and age there is no one size fits all. Not only is gender being talked about more and how it isn't so much about biology, its more about how you feel about yourself. But lets take gender out of the equation for a moment … Continue reading A Few Words on Love
A Word About Dystopia and other Post War Societies in Fiction
Dystopia: a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. An undesirable place to live. Dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. Profound divide of the haves and have nots, with the majority of society in poverty and often slaves to the government. Those are the definitions of a Dystopian society. A trope that has … Continue reading A Word About Dystopia and other Post War Societies in Fiction
Fanfiction: Watching a New Language Emerge
Language: The human ability to acquire and and use complex systems of communication and a language is a specific example of such a system. That is the common simple definition of what a language is, but in truth it's so much more complicated than that. New languages are emerging all the time and in this … Continue reading Fanfiction: Watching a New Language Emerge