If you’re a Kdrama fan like I’m a Kdrama fan, I know you’ve wondered about the prevalence of metal chopsticks. I have several sets of my own, requested as Christmas gifts because that’s what they use on TV and here is the appropriate Amazon link and they’re dishwasher safe it’s awesome. But sooner or later some … More You’re a Kdrama Fan, I Know You’ve Wondered About the Metal Chopsticks
I went to the grocery store the other morning. The guy working in produce (training another guy) says hi. We do the whole normal “how are you? — good, how are you?” exchange. Which is pretty much par for the course. Actually, it’s an above average interaction as far as my usual browse-the-green-leaf-and-on-sale-broccoli-crowns interactions go. Then … More Holy Cow, I Suck At This Men/Dating Thing
Back before I had to have a professional persona, I used to think personality was king when it came to blogging. That’s not entirely true. Content was king. But content is only interesting in one of two ways: (1) you’re saying something relevant and informative and ideally it’s new information and/or clearly stated, or (2) you’re saying something old but with such personality and flair that people want to read you just for the fun of it. … More Being Professional vs. Being Interesting: Why I Changed and Am Changing My Persona
The clearest explanation of the differences between fantasy and surrealism I’ve yet to see comes from Ursula K. Le Guin’s essay “The Critics, the Monsters, and the Fantasists.” … More 3 Steps to Tell Surrealism from Fantasy Fiction
Thankfully, the definition of speculative fiction simple: Speculative fiction is any storytelling possessing elements that aren’t feasible based on modern technology or elements that cannot be explained by modern science. … More What Is ‘Speculative Fiction’ and How Do We Define It?
A kdrama podcast! The first for this blog! The transcript (or a rough approximation thereof) can be found by looking at the previous blog post Korean Drama Review: Oh My Ghost. This podcast covers the same material, and opinions, just in audio form. Why? Because I enjoy playing with different forms of media. It turned … More Korean Drama (Podcast) Review: Oh My Ghost
I’ve been watching Meteor Garden as well as the live action Japanese version of Boys Over Flowers, which I’ll refer to as Hana Yori Dango for clarity’s sake in this post. This brings me to three viewed adaptations total. While I’m not finished watching either of the above, and I’d really like to take a … More Bring On the Boys (Over Flowers)
A drama that promised to combine the best parts of Pasta (the kitchen drama), The Master’s Sun (the crazy-but-loveable woman who can see ghosts), and Arrang and the Magistrate (the amnesiac ghost trying to discover who she was in life and the truth of her death, complete with shaman frenimy)—AND IT DELIVERED! On all these promises and more. … More Korean Drama Review: Oh My Ghost
In early 2016, I was ask to participate alongside other small press editors as a panelist in the day long event “Get Published! 2016” at the Herrick District Library in Holland, Michigan, hosted by MiFiWriters. The programming mainly focused on the mechanics of publication, so that’s what I’d prepped for. But there were a couple … More When To Kill a Character
Splash Splash Love is a two-part 2015 Korean web drama (I watched it on Viki). Yes, just two episodes. Totaling just under two-and-a-half hours, it’s meatier than most feature films but briefer than most TV dramas. Consequently the focus stays tightly on the lead character without much visual “down time” or delving into secondary characters. But … More Korean Drama Review: Splash Splash Love
