Whether it’s a Thought or a Raving is up to you.
If you’ve always wanted to paint, but you don’t know how to do it or where to start, this is for you. Painting is not just for “the talented” or those who have been at it since they had the motor skills to hold a brush. It’s for literally anyone who wants to do it. … Read more…
Original artist statement for the Midsommar Crowns show at the Bellefonte Art Museum, February 2022. A brief reflection follows! In the 2019 horror film Midsommar, there’s a striking emotional core in which the heroine Dani’s emotional vulnerability is treated as a burden and outright annoyance by her emotionally stunted, indecisive, and indifferent boyfriend, for whom she … Read more…
It’s a common belief — or at least a very common, unquestioned association — that goodness is boring, and evil is fun. This is especially the case when we think about fictional characters, but it also extends to life. I’d rather go to hell because people in hell are more interesting, I’ve heard. This has always … Read more…
However well-meant it is, please do not tell a heartbroken person that someone who hurt them, someone they loved, is “not worth their tears.” First of all, you are in effect disrespecting their depth of feeling.* Their tears say more about their heart than anyone else’s, and your perceived “worthiness” of the person who hurt them is … Read more…
I haven’t had a Thoughts & Ravings post in a while, but tonight I have a soapbox to get out. Years ago I wrote a post musing whether Christians could write or enjoy horror. I’ve since taken it down because it no longer reflected the theme or tone of my blog, but the short answer … Read more…