Below is a curated collection of published editorial and creative writing
Your Smart Phone Addiction is an Existential Problem
Are Choices Real in The Age of Constant Connectivity? The average U.S. adult now spends over 7 hours per day on screens, with more than 2 hours and 24 minutes of that time dedicated specifically to social media use. As a wage-slave of the content creation machine, my daily phone time frequently reaches double digits. My personal tendency is to justify this…
Continue ReadingDaria Ep. 1 “The Esteemsters” or “Daria Needs a Jane”
I’ve heard the internet say that Daria indoctrinated a generation of eccentric, tween girls into the cult of man-hating slackerdom. But personal experience tells me that Daria did not exploit my teen angst to implant a subversive worldview—she unearthed the sardonic feminist lying dormant within, quietly anticipating the upheaval of adolescence to make herself known. Origins Many modern works of fiction whether…
Continue ReadingCabaret Consensual and Issues of Duality in the Quest for Queer Visibility (Interview/ Profile)
The performance room at The Three Clubs is, in essence, a side closet in a straight bar. But it is not the closet of shame and doubt that imprisoned LGBTQIA during The Gay Dark Ages; it is a new closet with cocktails, comedians, celebrated sexual deviance, and the opportunity for queers and their allies to convene without fear of judgment. To be…
Continue ReadingHouse of Tales (Theater Review)
House of Tales, written and directed by Changting Lu, is a tragedy, but not in the way it’s supposed to be. More logic puzzle than work of art, the show follows an experimental format that uses archetypal imagery and conceptual language to present societal order as a threat to the human spirit.
Continue ReadingSomeone Else’s True Story (Short Fiction)
In the 1990s, there was a popular tune on the radio. A Tiffany Darwish sound recycled, reduced, and reused for an up-and-coming teenage artist named Amy. Amidst “whispers in the dark” and a mission to “take on the whole wide world”, Amy wondered what her own words might sound like put to music. How might they taste in her officially licensed mouth?
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