Author archive for Olivia Allen

Why are we obsessed with death? Why are we so fascinated with immortality? Maybe because death is a true...

There’s this definite stigma around chronic illness. It’s easy to create the mental model of disabled and chronically ill...

Note: This is not one of those “what you look like doesn’t matter, it’s what’s on the inside that...

What would you do if you were just casually walking home from work and you saw a 10-foot tall...

The Tragedy of Lily Spectre Once upon a time there was a lonely ghost who fell in love with...

Halloween is one of my favorite, if not my definite favorite, holidays. Weirdly it’s been kind of depressing these...

What’s your relationship to time and time management? Mine is…okay, but I’m one of those people who sees a...

This is not an original idea by any means. I don’t know how many people, writers, whoever, have advised...

Once in a while we find somebody who gets brand the way we do at IDEAS. There’s always something...

Disclaimer: I’m a writer, not a scientist, but I try. There are at least 200 billion stars in our galaxy. Can...

When I’m reading a book or a comic, or watching a movie, or a tv show, or whatever form...

I am in this class on comic and graphic novels. If you don’t know the difference between the two...

I had been meaning to replay Device 6 for a long time, but I never had the time. Of...

I believe in mountains. There. I said it. It’s a little hard not to living in Boulder. My friend...

You know how little ads sometimes pop up on Facebook that tell you about fascinating attractions that you’ll probably...

I often like to listen to music with my eyes closed. That way I can live inside of the...

Full disclosure, I haven’t seen any of the other Ocean’s movies, until recently I didn’t even know that Ocean...

I would certainly be considered an introvert, at least a partial introvert, so this article was encouraging. Good to...

People like villains in fiction. I know I do. They’re great characters. They’re fun to hate, or sympathize with,...