I am a bad feminist
Percival on my blue bed:) Dragons are cool as hell. Growing up, one of my favorite series was the Inheritance series (Eragon). I loved the dragons in Harry Potter and I read How to Train Your Dragon before there was a movie (the movie is better). Percival is my blue and gold weighted dragon that I sleep with every night. It only makes sense that I should like any media with a dragon in it. Why I Haven’t Read Fourth Wing: I hated A Court of Thorns and Roses . Feyre, as s
Jan 132 min read
The Five Best Books l Read in 2025
(these books are excellent) This past year, I read a fair amount. Between finishing my English degree and being able to read for fun again, I have some excellent contenders for the five best books of my year. In alphabetical order, I present my top five books of the year. Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (1872) Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith (2011) Luster by Raven Leilani (2020) Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (2017) The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (1987) Honorab
Dec 28, 20253 min read
On Being Human
Utah really is so beautiful. Hello my friends. I am finally back after the grand mouse fiasco that consumed my life for a couple of weeks. I feel clean and safe in my home, but now I have a cold. One of the most human experiences imaginable. Everyone has had a cold at least once in the last five years. They likely will have another cold in the future. We could measure life from cold to cold (or from non-cold to non-cold, although that seems overly optimistic given the circum
Nov 28, 20253 min read
If you give a mouse hot cheetos...
Best bait ever? To begin, I am dead broke because I didn't follow my budget. That's on me. Tonight, I am calling the troops. By the troops, I mean my siblings. Being the oldest sibling is a funny thing. I worry a lot about my siblings, how they are, how I can help them succeed, etc. Ultimately, I care a lot but I am unable to do much to change their circumstances. I'll come back to this in a bit because I started writing too soon. - Meanwhile back at the ranch, I dropped a ba
Nov 17, 20254 min read
