Career in the Rearview Mirror
This is one of those scenarios I can smell from a mile away: the smart, put-together heroine taken off-guard by her potential love interest. Awkward… Read More »Career in the Rearview Mirror
literary tropes
The Hot Guy: A Trope to Set a Girl’s Teeth on Edge
Why? Why, why, WHY? Oh, why is this trope so pervasive, especially in chick-lit? Do we delight in watching fictional women reduce to babbling incoherence… Read More »The Hot Guy: A Trope to Set a Girl’s Teeth on Edge
Obsession Ad Absurdum
I’ll admit it. I went through obsessive periods of reading when I was a teenager. I had my Montgomery phase, my Christie phase, my Austen… Read More »Obsession Ad Absurdum
The Quirks of Writing Side Characters
The quirky, boy-crazy best friend makes an appearance! Only for reality to squelch those made-up quirks! I’ll admit, I had a boy-crazy friend once. She… Read More »The Quirks of Writing Side Characters
On Window Screens and Other Things
When I was somewhere in the range of 7-9 years old, I opened my bedroom window and pulled the tab on the screen, curious about… Read More »On Window Screens and Other Things
The Lesser-Known Fifth Horseman
The Narrator says feminist like it’s a bad thing. Silly Narrator. As I said at the beginning, this comic series mainly serves as a light-hearted… Read More »The Lesser-Known Fifth Horseman
The Girl with Low Self-Esteem, Part 2
“Girls who love themselves don’t seek validation from everyone around them.” I’ve pondered this statement long before I ever wrote it into this little strip.… Read More »The Girl with Low Self-Esteem, Part 2
Got Low Self-Esteem? Meet One Girl Who’s Had It.
I’ve had more than a usual amount of reading time lately (*coughprocrastinationcoughcough*), which has reminded me of why I previously took a time-out from reading.… Read More »Got Low Self-Esteem? Meet One Girl Who’s Had It.
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