Larp and the New Girl: May My Mistakes Nourish You
My first live action role playing (larp) adventure was bizarre. We’d been dating about a month, and he asked me to get my renaissance faire gear together […]
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Of Course I Have Issues: Ending The Cycle Of Abuse In Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2
What do a talking raccoon, baby tree, cybernetically enhanced assassin, dancing space captain, and a blue criminal with a metal mohawk have in common? They’re […]
Abuse, Your Local LARP, Missing Stairs, and Broken Ones
It’s never the kind of thing you know when you walk into a LARP (live action role playing game) or other geek community of any […]
In Defense of Ella from ‘Cinderella’
Imagine this: your family is cruel, cutting you down at every opportunity. Maybe it gets physical sometimes, maybe it doesn’t. You’re old enough to start […]
Fifty Shades of Fiction Culpability
As Fifty Shades of Grey gets ready to hit theaters, many in the BDSM community are outraged. BDSM is a variety of erotic actions which […]
Because He Wished It Was Legal To Hit Me – #YesAllWomen
“I’m so angry at you, I wish it was legal for me to hit you right now!” My ex-husband yelled this at me in his […]