Jun 17I’m Getting Married!…And that’s where I’ve been. The last six months have been hectic because of it. However, you can look forward to an article that mentions my marriage in July’s edition of Apex. Keep your eyes peeled! Although this isn’t a wedding blog, and although I try to take a light…Polyamory4 min read
Mar 25I Wrote About The Future; Then It HappenedSo, you might have noticed a bit of a lack of blog posts over the winter. Well, this time it’s not (just) depression eating me alive. I made a thing — two things, actually. Consider this a soft reboot, and a perfectly good starting point in the series. Book 3…Ukraine4 min read
Feb 23Member-onlySin and Virtue: The Internet’s Secret CodeOkay, so not long ago, I put out a post (written in November, actually…) about the internet getting meaner. Since then, I’ve been wracking my brain about why it’s happening. Then I developed a theory that made it all snap into place. What makes someone end up as the main character on Twitter for a particular day? It might be a subculture issue — for…Controversy5 min read
Feb 16Member-onlyIs the Internet Getting Meaner?The way people talk about very minor celebrities and critique their every action would absolutely destroy any normal person. Before you write anything online, consider — has someone else already said? Did they maybe say it better? Are you actually adding to a conversation? Yeah, those are a lot of…Controversy3 min read
Nov 2, 2021The Elusinian Mystery CultThis article’s title comes from the worshippers Demeter, Persephone, and Hades, a secretive Hellenic religious group who formed an understanding of the year’s cycle from the actions of the gods. Hades (with Zeus’ permission, allegedly) kidnapped Demeter and Zeus’ daughter Persephone, brought her to the Underworld, and made her his…Coronavirus6 min read
May 17, 2021Member-onlyChanging Words is HardUsing the right words is not especially easy. I should know; I help people do that for a living. I also try to make words do things to say stuff and express my feelings. Content warning: I allude to slurs in this piece, citing a couple of them, and also…Censorship5 min read
May 12, 2021During Disasters, Life Can Still CrashI have not been okay lately. In late March, a dear friend’s husband passed away. In April, I almost had the chance to acquire a home — something rare for Millennials and even many Gen Xs — but due to family reasons, it fell through. Then friends’ pets kept passing…Depression4 min read
Mar 17, 2021Member-onlyLove Me Like You Hate MeSaddle up, kids, because the Magpie is mad about a video on the internet again. Content warnings apply for discussions of sexual assault, consent, queer stuff, and a whole plethora of different types of prejudice and phobias. As readers of my articles and general members of my social sphere may…BDSM6 min read
Mar 8, 2021Member-onlyThe Secret of EvilI’d been sitting on this concept for a while, and then I found myself relaxing on Youtube one night, watching a film reviewer’s analyses — and I was jolted from my comfortable mood and into a flurry of expository frothing. Possible content warning for talk about cults, general acts of…Evil6 min read
Mar 2, 2021Member-onlyWhy Stupid Little Things MatterIf you’ve been on the internet for a few minutes, or a few years, it’s quite easy to notice that sometimes — or, actually, often — people who purportedly agree with each other can have quite unpleasant dust-ups. Why does that happen so often in political discussions? Content warning for…Feminism7 min read
