The other day, I came across a YouTube video from Hannah Witton titled, “Cis People Should Think About Their Gender Too,” where she brings up questions about gender and answers them for herself. This was inspired by a Twitter thread from a game developer named Heather Flowers, who argued that …
Among the many shared experiences of writers, we all understand the struggle with writer’s block. Sometimes it’s figuring out what to write next, and sometimes it’s figuring out how to write it. Some writers wait for inspiration to come along, while others establish a routine and expect inspiration to come …
Since I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to be published. Writing was one of the few things in my life that gave me joy. A part of me saw the appeal in making money off of it, even before I knew I wanted to be a writer. And …
I remember the day I fell in love with philosophy. Spring semester, sophomore year in college. Intro to Philosophy was one of the courses I had to take in order to graduate. On the first day, the professor told us how the word “philosophy” translates to “love of wisdom.” He …
In the beginning of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, the narrator asks the audience a key question that shapes the entire story: “Who is the monster and who is the man?” At the end of the movie, the same character re-words the question: “What makes a monster and what makes …
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called “Did Shadowland Have A Secret Meaning?” One of my favorite songs from Broadway’s Lion King is “Shadowland,” and I was intrigued by how the chorus line is used as a musical motif in Disney’s animated film The Lion King. What …
When quarantine started in my country, I found myself working at home and unable to go anywhere. Without writers’ group meetings, hanging out with people, or trips to nearby coffee shops, I found myself with a lot of spare time. The only people I talked to regularly were my parents, …
The Marriage VowsA Short Story by LG Alfonso When Eli laid eyes on his groom, he thought he would weep. He was always beautiful, but in this moment his beauty was otherworldly. His dark eyes were soft and warm, brimming with happy tears. The gold tints of his otherwise dark …
What a time to be alive. Four days after the election, Joe Biden is the projected winner and will become the 46th President of the United States. Trump and his supporters–politicians and otherwise–claim massive voter fraud without any strong evidence, and Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits across the country to …
The Silence ChallengeA Short Story by LG Alfonso This was it. The Silence Challenge. Of all the homework assignments any teacher could give out, this was the one Paula Sayers had waited years for. “To understand the effects that silence had on the relationship between Daniel and his father,” Miss …
