So, decision time
0I’m debating whether to move the blog. I’m not using the site and I can’t justify the hosting costs right now. So, I have a possible plan – archive everything, and shift it over to a WordPress.com blog. I probably… Read more ›
It’s not about life
0Nowadays, I usually describe Ireland like this: it’s a beautiful country, a nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there. Never have I been more right, after reading the facts surrounding the death of Savita Halappanavar in an… Read more ›
The Women of Borderlands
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Take a look at the big image above. What do you see? What I see is a playable female character in a video game who is: not overtly sexualized, in a fighting pose, clothed appropriately for her class type, and… Read more ›
The Consequences of Ignoring Women
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Comics. How I love to hate you. How I wish I could love you. Mainstream comics are made for straight, white men by straight, white men. Yes, yes, I’ve said as much before, and this is not news. My dislike… Read more ›
Arrogance
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I am not often angry, but when I am… Apparently some Republicans (and one Democrat) feel the need to express their displeasure that Ireland may legalize some form of abortion, because of an expert group that’s presenting a report on… Read more ›
So I wrote another thing
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Cool, huh? I designed that cover too. Emily Suess is a writer I know from her articles on Author Solutions being assholes. She runs an event called Writer’s Week every year, and I offered to help out. So I wrote… Read more ›
Once again I’ve messed around with the site
0I swear, I don’t know what to do with this thing. I was getting spammed to hell and back, my analytics plugin broke, and my stats are all over the place. I’ve officially given up, I think. So here is… Read more ›
Harry Harrison has died.
0I will never have a chance to meet him now. I loved his books. I loved the characters. The Stainless Steel Rat was my favorite, and I know reading that series has influenced my own stories. This is the cover… Read more ›
I tried…
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Guys, I tried. Honestly. I got as far as Bella meeting Edward’s creepy family. I can go no further. I just can’t finish Twilight. It is honestly some of the most god-awful writing I have ever encountered, and that includes… Read more ›
Racism in Writing
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Okay guys, confession time: I’m a white woman. I know, I know. Shocking, yeah? Not only am I a white woman, I’m also from a culture that is largely clueless when it comes to racism. Ireland is homogeneous to the point… Read more ›
If I were going to direct the new Tomb Raider trailer…
3More controversy. I can’t leave it alone, can I? Here’s the original article from Kotaku that started it all, and the pertinent quote: “When people play Lara, they don’t really project themselves into the character,” Rosenberg told me at E3… Read more ›
And it keeps happening…
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Right. I’ve talked before about the representation of women in video games and how it sucks, and some people have said I’m barking up the wrong tree. Men are idealized too, men are sexualized too, you’re making a mountain out… Read more ›