There’s a new editor’s letter at Girls in Capes! I’m not going to say that I cried when I wrote this one, but… Fiction can be mindless entertainment, but it can also be so much more. It’s an escape for some of us, a chance to disappear into someone else’s life for a while —Continue reading “New Editor’s Letter at Girls in Capes for December’s Hope issue!”
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New editor’s letter at Girls in Capes for November’s Epic Issue!
I’ve got a new Editor’s Letter up at Girls in Capes! This month’s letter addresses something that bothers me about Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey: But alas: like many literary structures, the different stages of Campbell’s monomyth — summarized here on Wikipedia — has some of the gendered earmarks of its time. Written in 1949, the workContinue reading “New editor’s letter at Girls in Capes for November’s Epic Issue!”
New Editor’s Letter at Girls in Capes – The Second Problematic Favorite Issue
I’m a few days late, but check out my newest Editor’s Letter for the October issue at Girls in Capes: The Second Problematic Favorite Issue. My preferences in fiction and fact are incredibly far apart, but that’s one reason to look at my preferences in fiction even more closely. What exactly do I like soContinue reading “New Editor’s Letter at Girls in Capes – The Second Problematic Favorite Issue”
New review at Girls in Capes: Puella Magi Suzune Magica, vol. 1
I’m really excited about this series! Puella Magi Suzune Magica is a story of a magical girl assassin set in the world of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a magical girl anime that aired in 2011. The titular character of the spinoff is a “magical girl” assassin in both senses of the phrase: she’s a magicalContinue reading “New review at Girls in Capes: Puella Magi Suzune Magica, vol. 1”
New manga review at Girls in Capes: LOVE AT FOURTEEN, Vol. 4
Check out my latest manga review at Girls in Capes! Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa are very grown-up for middle schoolers. Between Kanata’s womanly grace and Kazuki’s sophisticated manliness, the rest of Class 2-B is awed – and a little intimidated – by their maturity, seriousness, and good grades. But Kanata and Kazuki really don’tContinue reading “New manga review at Girls in Capes: LOVE AT FOURTEEN, Vol. 4”
Feliza Casano 