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Greetings. I am Lady T: writer, feminist, smartass, former public school teacher, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, co-legal guardian. My hobbies include reading, writing, watching television, eating, volunteering to work with people with disabilities, planning to exercise and not doing it, arguing, and insomnia. Read more.
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Why Write About Vampires?: The Crucifix Question
Attention, readers: after four years of hard work, my first novel, Fanged, is published and ready for purchase. It’s available at online retailers and already has a Facebook page and a Goodreads page. Fanged is the story of four teenage vampires … Continue reading
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Bros Before Blog Posts
As you may have noticed, my posting has been a little lighter as of late. There are a few reasons for this, and one reason is a very exciting one. (I’ll make that announcement by next week once I have … Continue reading
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Blackface Halloween Costumes: Don’t You Have More Important Things to Worry About?
It’s not officially Halloween yet, but people all over the world are already celebrating. Some white people are choosing to celebrate by dressing as people from different cultures – specifically, as black people. Julianne Hough dressed as Suzanne (aka “Crazy … Continue reading
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“A Girl Without Wings” Takes Flight
A Girl Without Wings, a play by Jason Williamson, first took flight at the IATI Theater on October 7th. The obvious pun in that sentence doesn’t begin to do justice to this gorgeous, lyrical re-imagining of a popular Andean myth, … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Brilliant Slacker Cop
Has anyone else been watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine? I have, and I’m enjoying it a lot so far. First of all, I love the diversity in the main cast. The show has seven people in the main cast, including three women … Continue reading
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In Defense of Buffy’s Later Years
I am currently reading and enjoying Alan Sepinwall’s book, The Revolution was Televised, about twelve TV shows that changed television drama forever. He cites Buffy the Vampire Slayer as one of these shows. I’m happy that one of my favorite … Continue reading
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Today, I turned twenty-nine. I can say without question that twenty-eight was the best year of my life. Other ages don’t even come close. Not by a long shot. The optimist in me thinks that it can only get better … Continue reading
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On Being Offensive
I’ve been writing a lot of comedy sketches lately. It’s probably the most enjoyable, least stressful form of writing that I do on a regular basis, because the comedy sketches I write are heavily based in dialogue, and dialogue is … Continue reading
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Twerk it Out
What happens when you run out of teaser ideas? You twerk. What happens when it’s a super busy week at work and you don’t have time to write a real post? You post videos of your friends twerking. Though I’m … Continue reading
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An Interview with Kelsey Rauber, Co-Creator of “Kelsey” the Webseries
Kelsey Rauber didn’t set out to create a web series based on her own life. Her background was in writing features and her passion was in creating original characters. She’s written comedic shorts with her sister and a screenplay that … Continue reading
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