• Life - Ramblings

    Active Ally

    Several months ago I joined my local PFLAG chapter. It was important to me to join because of the people in my life that I love. My friends and family fall all over the orientation and gender identity spectrum. We engage in various conversations about their experiences, and I have…

  • Ramblings

    What is in a pronoun?

    I would wager that I have had more discussions about the use of pronouns in the English language in the past year than most people have in their lives (outside English teachers, of course). Most of the conversations are either with my sibling, or about my sibling, as they are…

  • Ramblings

    Pronouns and Familial Identifiers and Gender

    My sibling, And, and I discuss gender and gender identity a lot since de has come out as genderqueer – that is, not identifying wholly as either male, or female. We discuss gender binary as a social construct, and how language enforces this. Most recently (today in fact), And posted in…

  • Ramblings - Uncategorized

    Thoughts on Diversity and D&D

    Last month I attended/ worked at the Writing The Other Workshop/Retreat (more on this later -[yes,  I’ve said this before, and I promise it will eventually get it’s own review post]). One of the participants from the retreat pointed out to the group that the new basic rules for Dungeons…

  • Life - Writing

    Tea, World Cup and writing discussions

    I am coming off of a pretty good weekend – how about you? A while back I backed a Kickstarter that brought to life a delightful game Marrying Mr. Darcy. The game, as you can imagine, is based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice – and even came with an…