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A letter to a childhood hero
I’m pretty sure this letter is going to end up with me getting a lot of abuse from a lot of different quarters, and you know what? Quite honestly, I don’t care. It’s taken a long time to mull over and honestly it’s been a long time coming. You’ll always have a place in myContinue reading “A letter to a childhood hero”
Time for fandom to grow up
Seriously people, convention guests cancel. Be it because of work commitments or personal reasons. These things happen. No convention ever says a guest is guaranteed because they are often booked months in advance and contracts are written so that guests can pull out if need be. A con is great for the fans but doesn’tContinue reading “Time for fandom to grow up “
Fandom – loves and hates
TL;DR: My bones are too damn tired to deal with the downside of fandom. I can, have, and will, shout from the rooftops over my fandoms. I will wave my flag of geekdom high and I will always be grateful for the friends, the family, and the inspiration I have received from fandom. Without severalContinue reading “Fandom – loves and hates”
2013 – the year I met Suanne
During 2013 I’ve done a few conventions and I’ve had some amazing experiences meeting the actors from the shows I love but the one that will always stick in my mind as the most pivotal of these is meeting Suanne Braun.
Questions from an 8 year old for the creators of Once Upon a Time
The pleasure of being my age is that a lot of my friends have children. I know a number of children of different ages and their take on the world reminds me to take stock occasionally and look at things differently. Today my friend’s 8 year old who sees the world differently from her friends,Continue reading “Questions from an 8 year old for the creators of Once Upon a Time”
Gender Identity should not be that hard to understand
I am sick of having to explain that I am neither male nor female. That I am Genderqueer/Genderfluid/Gender non-conforming/Trans* (Transgender is the umbrella under which non-traditional gender identities fall, as is Trans*, it doesn’t just refer to Transsexuals). I am sick of going round and round in circles with people because of the way languageContinue reading “Gender Identity should not be that hard to understand”
RIP Robin Sachs – may you cause them as much hell up there as Ethan caused Giles
There comes a moment in fandom when your heart stops, your breath catches in your chest and your eyes fill with tears, then you look around to find you’re in a room full of people that just wouldn’t understand. You want to slide out of your chair and hit the floor and instead you haveContinue reading “RIP Robin Sachs – may you cause them as much hell up there as Ethan caused Giles”
Confessions of a shipper – or how shipping is a dangerous ground to tread in fandom
A while ago I made a post which talked about the complexities of shipping in fandom. I went into detail about why it is so complex and touched on a few of the issues and unwritten rules, the latter of which nearly every shipper in every fandom has broken at one point of another. ItContinue reading “Confessions of a shipper – or how shipping is a dangerous ground to tread in fandom”
Shipping and Fandom a Newbie’s guide to the pitfalls of Shipping Wars
If you enter the world of Fandom, you have to be prepared for there to be a whole lot of group “OMG!” flailing and also a number of other things. In this post, I will try my best to discuss shipping and what exactly it entails. I’m going to try and remain unbiased, but undoubtedlyContinue reading “Shipping and Fandom a Newbie’s guide to the pitfalls of Shipping Wars”
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