Writing
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Writing Process: An Update
Update on The Dragios Twins Trilogy Book 1: The Lost Ones A few weeks ago, my editor returned my book to me with some excellent edits and suggestions. She noted areas where I needed more precise and descriptive words, areas where believability was an issue, characters who weren’t as strongly painted as other characters, suggestions… Continue reading
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Review: Zootopia
My partner and I decided to see Zootopia, mostly because it had astronomically high good ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and its trailer revealed an possibly cute story about an animal world that struggles with discrimination. Most of the marketing made it seem like a B-Disney movie. What we discovered instead was an incredibly deep story… Continue reading
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TDOR Spoken Word Video
I meant to post this a few weeks ago after my partner finished the video edits. It was performed December 11, 2015. I was the first performer. The rest of the event was also recorded, but has been kept private due to the performers concerns about privacy. I don’t mind sharing my portion though, so… Continue reading
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Here is the memorial of the trans folks who died in 2015. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, where us trans folks remember those of us who have died. This year has been a brutal year, where the the number of us murdered rose higher than any other year in the last four decades. The… Continue reading
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Cat Scans
Mandatory Overtime has engulfed my life. I also attempted to do a writing class and work on my novel — at all once. This has worn me out, so I haven’t had the energy to write much for my blog. Instead, I leave you with a scan of my cat done a few months ago. Continue reading
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Why Black Lives Matter is Crucial, All Lives Matter is Unnecessary, and White Lives Matter is just Racist
Originally posted on Justin DaMetz: So Black Lives Matter has taken over my newsfeed of Facebook again this week. It all started with this picture, posted on the page for my employer, United Campus Ministries at TU, after we put a BLM sign out front of our building, and it was subsequently stolen Tuesday night… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Telling
The Telling by Ursula Le Guin Published by Ace Books in 2000. Sutty comes from a tumultuous time in Earth’s history, where religion has bombed libraries and universities. She comes the planet Aka as an observer in hopes of studying a world of rich history, where equality is paramount. Except by the time her… Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 