It is with incredibly deep regret that I had to withdraw from NecronomiCon due to contracting COVID-19 at IGA. I hope everyone has a great time, and I'll see you at the next one!
Oops, I Did It Again (I Met Neil Newbon Part Deux)
Less than two months after meeting Neil Newbon at Fan Expo Philadelphia, I met him again at TooManyGames. He's the only person I ended up meeting out of the four I'd planned to. I could say something about the VIP line bullshit, but I shan't. He was, after all, my primary motivation for going in... Continue Reading →
Liminality, Transformation, and Trans* Embodiment
This is a short essay I wrote back in 2022. Enjoy! In considering the combination of both chromosomes and external gender presentation, the transgendered body is a liminal space; these are the places in between, resisting categorization, that people have always feared and in which anything can happen. In my own field of fairy tale... Continue Reading →
Upcoming Conferences and Other Bits
I mentioned this a while back, but my next conference will be at IGA 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I'll be presenting with my friend and colleague Erika Casburn and dissertation committee member Dr. Luke Chwala. I'm going to talk about the queerness (beyond just its sexual definition) of Frictional Games' SOMA (2015). Shortly... Continue Reading →
I Met Neil Newbon (and Somehow I’m Still Functional)
Back in February, when Neil Newbon announced he would be attending Fan Expo Philadelphia, I bought tickets (and a photo op) immediately. Neil is something of a living legend in the gaming world, having voiced/performance-captured characters like Gavin Reed and Kamski in Detroit: Become Human, Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village, and perhaps most famously, the... Continue Reading →
Dwelling at the Gates of Difference 