Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·PinnedMember-onlyThe Nature of FearWhat truly terrifies us are the horrors haunting us from our childhood — I have a confession to make. It hit me today. Despite being a horror writer all my life, there are genres of horror I am afraid of. They are the ones I quietly avoid, like Asian horror, the same horror I grew up with as a child, not through movies…Horror4 min readHorror4 min read
PinnedWelcome!A full list of my articles and essays on Medium — Self: The Nature of Fear, Interstellar Flight Magazine, July 2023 5 Tips on Self-Healing During Tumultuous Times, The Ascent, November 2020 Make Writing Your Therapy, Write Like a Girl, November 2020 How I Began To Breathe Again, In Fitness And In Health, October 2020 A Guide to Self-Care, In Fitness And…Essays3 min readEssays3 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·PinnedFinal Girl: A Life in HorrorThe Making of a Horror Writer — For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a child of horror. Every night, after my mother read to me and tucked me in, I kept my hands and feet safely under my blanket to make sure the monsters under my bed didn’t eat them. …Horror8 min readHorror8 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·Dec 21, 2022Member-onlyDream of a Thousand CatsThe power of dreams can change the world — A surprise entry as the opening half of Episode 11 in Netflix’s TV adaptation of The Sandman, the wonderful animation Dream of a Thousand Cats, directed by Hisko Hulsing, thrilled viewers after an expected year-long wait for Season 2. If 24/7 is the darkest story in The Sandman, certainly, A…TV Series4 min readTV Series4 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·Dec 14, 2022Member-onlyHow to Read a Speculative HaikuThe lines of a speculative haiku can appear to make no sense when you read it as it is. Once you unravel its form, you may find yourself spending much time contemplating and uncovering the nuances and layers of its words. — Haiku is not meant to be read literally. It is meant to be sipped like a steaming cup of sakura tea, letting all its flavor slowly permeate your tastebuds. I liken haiku to a puzzle. …Haiku5 min readHaiku5 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·Oct 29, 2022Member-onlyThe Horror of 24/7Neil Gaiman’s Darkest Tale ‘24 Hour Diner’ Stirs Our Greatest Fears — I first read Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel series The Sandman at age 16. Most of the stories are faint memories now but one remained like a stain that refuses to be removed: 24 Hour Diner. If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean. 24 Hour Diner is dark, disturbing…TV Series4 min readTV Series4 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·Oct 21, 2022Member-onlyCat HorrorEven in horror movies, cats behave as cats do. It is time we make them the heroes. — As a lifetime cat lover, it thrills me to no end when I see a cat in a movie. I tell my cat Kit, “Look, there’s representation there!” She ignores me and later asks for a scritch. What I love most about the movie Alien is the cat Jonesy doing…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Published inInterstellar Flight Magazine·Oct 7, 2022Member-onlyEven the Stoic Weep when they meet DeathHow Netflix’s The Sandman deals with Death in That Iconic Scene — Note: This article contains spoilers for The Sandman (Netflix, 2022). Death is kind. Death is compassionate. I know I’m not the only person who cried watching the Death episode of Netflix’s recent adaptation of The Sandman. In the sixth episode of the series, “The Sound of Her Wings,” Death finds…The Sandman3 min readThe Sandman3 min read
Published inCatness·Sep 18, 2022Member-onlyThe Company of a CatCompany matters when we are old — Cats1 min readCats1 min read
Published inThe Lark·Sep 18, 2022Member-onlyA World of GhostsA poem about a spell gone wrong — My dearest Momma, Your spell worked. I am safe now, me and Teddy. But something went wrong. The rest of the world is dead, Even you and Kitty. I guess When you cast the spell Wishing for me to be safe, You didn’t expect The solution would be that Everyone else had to be dead…Ghosts2 min readGhosts2 min read
