Author Archives: Theresa Basile

Novels, Fiction & SillinessHow to Begin a Vampire Novel: “Fanged” Excerpt 4

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Theresa Basile

A week ago, I shared an excerpt from the first chapter of Fanged, but I was slightly misleading. The excerpt I shared was from a draft of the novel, not the published version. The excerpt below made it into the … Continue reading →

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Novels, Fiction & SillinessHow to Begin a Vampire Novel: “Fanged” Excerpt 3

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Theresa Basile

Once upon a time, I had the idea to write a vampire story at a time when vampires were the hot supernatural creature to talk about (“hot” even though their skin is cold, ba-dum-ching!) At the same time, I knew … Continue reading →

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Blog Posts4 Reasons Why “Frozen” is the Most Feminist Disney Movie Ever (Yes, More than Brave or Mulan)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Theresa Basile

So, apparently I’m the last feminist in America to see Disney’s Frozen, but I saw a week ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. I think it’s the most feminist Disney movie to date, and even if the entire … Continue reading →

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Novels, Fiction & Silliness“Fanged” Excerpt 2: The Athlete

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Theresa Basile

Suddenly, a wave of panic rose in my chest. Down at the other end of the hallway, Jason Vernon had joined the other three guys by Isaiah’s locker. Jason was the football and basketball star of our school, so tall … Continue reading →

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Novels, Fiction & Silliness“Fanged” Excerpt 1: Hunger and Garlic

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Theresa Basile

Then the restaurant door swung open, and another person came out. He was around my age, short and chubby and six inches shorter and six inches wider than I was. His pants and shirt were both too small and tight, … Continue reading →

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ArticlesSix Lessons Lisa Simpson Taught Me

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This article was originally posted at Bitch Flicks as part of the Child & Teenage Girl Character Theme Week.] The Simpsons, now in its record-breaking 25th season, is one of the most influential comedies of our time with its excellent … Continue reading →

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ReviewsA Review of What Dreams May Co. Theatre’s “Macbeth”

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Theresa Basile

Macbeth is a play about the relationship between power and corruption and how absolute power corrupts absolutely – and much like the title character and his wife are seduced by power, many a reader or audience member is seduced by … Continue reading →

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ReviewsThe Triumph in “Breaking in the Body”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Theresa Basile

Stories and dramas about successful athletes tend to follow the same pattern, cycling through the character’s various setbacks and triumphs until the day of the big competition, where all of the hard work and grueling training sessions the character endured … Continue reading →

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ArticlesMatt Damon’s On- and Off-Screen Feminism

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This was originally posted at Bitch Flicks as part of a Male Feminist & Male Allies theme week.] My first introduction to Matt Damon was the same as many movie viewers–Good Will Hunting, a film that he starred in and … Continue reading →

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Novels, Fiction & SillinessWhy Write About Vampires?: The “Eternal Youth” Issue

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Theresa Basile

Tell me if this sounds familiar: a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl in a small town begins another year in high school with a chip on her shoulder. She feels isolated from the people around her because of a tragic incident in … Continue reading →

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