Author: oallen
Are you looking for a good tv show to watch? Have you ever wanted your brain so twisted up that you question life, reality, and existence as you know it? Then I have the answer for you. Interesting and surreal, with excellent acting, The OA will break your brain…but you’ll...
I am in a class on Russian fairytales (which, if you were wondering, dark stuff) and one of the big things we’ve been seeing is that fairytale characters are pretty one dimensional. It’s actually one element used to identify something as a fairy tale. This has been difficult for me....
Spoilers for the movie Bird Box...in case you didn't guess... I’ve never been a scary movie person. I don’t really know why not. I love a good Poe short story or dark fairytale, some of my drawings tend to creep people out, and I have lots of fun playing freaky...
Spoilers for the Netflix show Russian Doll. You have been warned. "The universe is trying to fuck with me and I refuse to engage!" -Nadia Vulvokov, Russian Doll Some days you get ahead on your German homework, and some days you watch that new show that you’ve been...
Short stories are difficult. I love reading them, I don’t love writing them. I sometimes have to write them though, which is probably good for me, but seriously, I admire all the writers who are known for their short stories. And I know some people prefer writing short stories. I...
Happy Holidays friends, here I am, come to bring you the gift of podcast recommendations. I am a fan of podcasts in general, but lately I’ve been getting really into fictionalized narrative podcasts. There are some really good ones out there. Serialized fiction is such a fun way to tell...
We are approaching Winter in Boulder (perhaps already in Winter, my friends can’t agree on an answer). The sun sets early in the colder months. I have mixed emotions about this. When the sun sets earlier I feel like the day is over sooner. Like I am meant to cut...
Why are we obsessed with death? Why are we so fascinated with immortality? Maybe because death is a true mystery. We can study causes of death and the toll it takes on a body, but we cannot know the details of death. Science, philosophy, religion, they can all disagree. And...
There’s this definite stigma around chronic illness. It’s easy to create the mental model of disabled and chronically ill people as very Other. I’m no expert, but in my opinion, it’s hard to understand someone else’s experience. But, it’s so important. Empathy is deeply necessary. People are people. I have never had...
I’m just gonna go ahead and say it. I’m not a scientist. Like, I am deeply not a scientist. I know you've heard it before. I’m just one of those hopeless creatives, maybe a little bit pretentious, close observer, and writer of one too many metaphors and one hundred too...
Note: This is not one of those "what you look like doesn't matter, it's what's on the inside that counts" narratives, though that is true. Kindness and compassion are much more important than pretty hair. You get what I'm trying to say. This is about art, confidence, and self expression. A personal...
