I’m going to Wizard College in June. Many of us grew up with the Harry Potter books, wishing for a Hogwarts Letter. Or we read the Wizard of Earthsea books. Maybe we read The Magicians and wished we too could take one of those exams. Now I get to run away to Wizard College, and for 3 days, I’ll be… Read more →
Yesterday there were a couple really big announcements about the way we play, and it reminded me that even though I’m not making change in the world as a politician, I am making change in the way we tell stories, and that’s important too. Here’s how I realized my work mattered: 1) Mattel announced new Barbie’s with different shapes, skin… Read more →
I remember the day that I got my PTSD diagnosis, and it was as though the heavens had opened and someone finally understood what was happening in my head. The nightmares had been going on for years. When I finally snapped in high school, when I finally had what’s called an episode it was after so much time had passed… Read more →
It seems oddly appropriate that this is the 200th published post on Feminist Sonar. I am so tired of being told, either implicitly or explicitly, that there are no girls allowed in games. It’s not just video games, it’s analog games too. I am tired of people acting like roleplaying games and video games were created for a boys club… Read more →
Batman, Superman, Daredevil, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Oracle, Spidey…. I love them all. I love the Avengers. I love supes, and comics. Here’s what I don’t love: the way that comics and superhero movies treat disability. Spoiler Warning for Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman Movies etc. On Saturday night my husband and I went and saw Guardians of the Galaxy. The… Read more →
This past weekend was Dexcon, one of the Double Exposure cons. I’d told Shoshana Kessock of Phoenix Outlaw games that I would come play her game Dresden Lives, to let her know how it played for someone with a disability like mine. So I decided that since LARP isn’t my usual form of gaming, I should step out of my… Read more →
In recognition of my new job at Storium and the week being about Dexcon I want to talk a little about the process of helping players negotiate difficult content in games. RPG’s have always had challenging content. Whether it was dungeons & dragons, wraith or shadowrun, every story or game needs tension – and often through those mediums violence is… Read more →
“I have a question for you, young lady” the stage is dark, and my hand is being held by the creator of music I’ve been listening to for over 10 years. “Do you feel as free tonight as you told me you did last night?” My answer “Absolutely” is nothing short of the truth. I had one of those weekends… Read more →
I always pay special attention to episodes in which people with significant disabilities are part of the story. This morning I poured myself some tea, and settled in to watch my guilty pleasure show, Grey’s Anatomy. It’s set in my hometown. I have no other excuse. This week’s episode had a very minor Deaf storyline. Representations of Deafness on tv… Read more →
It has been several weeks since the episode “The Grove” aired, and it continues to sit with me. It is the episode in which the storyline of Lizzie ends, and with it, so does the character Lizzie. This past Wednesday I attended Cripping the Comic Con at Syracuse University, and had the distinct pleasure of meeting Bill Peace, and hearing… Read more →
