A year ago today, I published my first piece of fanfiction since (probably) middle school. And oh, I AGONIZED over the task of actually writing the damn thing: I would sit on my couch in the dark at night, sipping on sweet fucking Shiraz, and listening to the same love songs over and over and … Continue reading i thank the lord for the people i have found, or: a little more to do about fanfiction
Author: Dani
that shines from you (i’ve probably already used that as a title, haven’t it? dammit, dani)
The plays (for now!) are done! Nothing to write but blogs and fics and grad school essays! How am I coping, you might be wondering? Well, I've watched Rocketman three nights in a row, for a starter. Here's the thing: I just... fucking love this movie. I never expected it to hit me the way … Continue reading that shines from you (i’ve probably already used that as a title, haven’t it? dammit, dani)
(i should really be memorizing my lines:)
Writing memoir and personal nonfiction always at first strikes me as... indulgent. Like, how dare I presume that anyone else would care about my sad, silly anecdotes about getting lost in London and eating mozzarella sticks out of trash cans? What is the value of this genre for the reader, you know? I know why … Continue reading (i should really be memorizing my lines:)
everything’s fine (so why aren’t i?)
I woke up at 7:30 this morning and made some blueberry pancakes from a box. And they were good. I even had whipped cream to top them with instead of maple syrup which, in my opinion, is the right way to do fruity pancakes. There is pumpkin spice creamer in my coffee in my very … Continue reading everything’s fine (so why aren’t i?)
what it might have been like:
I am thinking tonight of my summer at the Governor's Honors Program. Thinking of how we all spent Field Day sitting together under a tree, talking about movies and about poetry. I am thinking of how sincerely I loved you and how differently it could have been if I'd known. "Daniel," I might have introduced … Continue reading what it might have been like:
(almost a year later) the rise of skywalker
Fine. (Let me be abundantly clear: I still hate this movie.) ... I think. a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away: I saw Rise of Skywalker for the first and (until very recently) only time on opening night last December. And I've written about this before, but I needed it too much. … Continue reading (almost a year later) the rise of skywalker
i’m gay: (just a little thing)
Sort of like a poem, really. Originally posted to Patreon on Halloween 2020: I have spoken it before with uncertainty and fear. Um, I think I might be gay? I have spoken it as an in-advance apology, still figuring things out. I'm really worried I might just be gay. I have whispered it joyfully into … Continue reading i’m gay: (just a little thing)
practicing my grad school essay
Dear Grad School: I haven't known where I wanted to be or what I wanted to do for quite some time. When I went to college for the first time back in 2007, I honestly picked Creative Writing as my major because the faculty was supportive and kind and the senior seminar snacks were amazing … Continue reading practicing my grad school essay
my very half-baked pitch for a hex girls animated series
Okay, so: The Hex Girls: Underworld Tour coming to Netflix in some manner of the distant future? Yeah? New dream? Is this why I'm trying to go to grad school? HELL YES. First of all, maybe you don't remember the greatest band of all time: THE HEX GIRLS. First debuting in Scooby-Doo and the Witch's … Continue reading my very half-baked pitch for a hex girls animated series
a promise lives within you now
May it be an evening starShines down upon youMay it be when darkness fallsYour heart will be trueYou walk a lonely roadOh, how far you are from home I think the happiest I've ever been in my entire life was when I was in middle school and discovering The Lord of the Rings for the … Continue reading a promise lives within you now
on halloween costumes
Childhood. Oh, a Disney princess. Fucking every year. No shame, Disney princesses are great. Adolescence. I vividly remember this one Halloween- I think I was 13?- when I decided I HAD TO BE SEXY. A SEXY WITCH. Fuck, how gross is it that 13-year-olds ever feel like they need to be sexy for any reason … Continue reading on halloween costumes
sitting with depression
My routine is pretty capital-D DEPRESSED right now: I get woken up by my cat around 6:30 am, I get up to feed him, I struggle to get back to bed, because now that cute little motherfucker wants to hang out, I eventually get myself into the kitchen for coffee and a microwaved breakfast burrito, … Continue reading sitting with depression
