Ender's Game, chapter nine, part two, in which alternative interpretations...
This chapter is a bit of a swerve. (And possibly less hilarious than usual; my apologies if that's the case.) There was a moment as I grappled with a plot twist in which I wondered if I had actually...
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50 Shades of live tweeting
I know some of you have been missing the 50 Shades posts, and don't worry, I am reading book 3! There will be more (although different) 50 Shades posts in the future! However as a break from the SRS...
View ArticleSounds of Silence
You turn your collar up and head up the wide stone steps to the small red farmhouse. The air is thick and heavy with the late summer's humidity. Bloated clouds hang above waiting to open up and pour...
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Ender's Game, chapter ten, in which Ender rejects redemption and loses his...
So this post is a week late because I thought I forgot my book at home while in Hawaii, and only discovered too late that I had actually packed it more securely and secretly than I remembered. This...
View ArticleInvisible Illness Awareness Week
I wanted to write a post about being sick for invisible illness awareness week (not to be confused with invisibility illness) but my body decided it hates me so, so much. I'm in too much pain to...
View ArticleEnder's Game, chapter eleven, in which we get down to the WINNING
This chapter mostly consists of Ender winning at everything. To my shock, the first half is probably my favourite part of the entire book. Honestly didn't see that coming.(Content: bullying, fat...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENTS
Alright, a few housekeeping things. Something Short and Snappy is now also on tumblr as well as blogger! It will be run by Will. We will not be transferring the full archives, although moving forward...
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Ender's Game, chapter twelve, in which Our Hero gets his second kill
It's been a long time coming; here at last is Ender's completely unnecessary orchestrated deathmatch with Bonzo Madrid, Graff-designated archnemesis. Ugh, this chapter.(Content: adult negligence,...
View ArticleEnder's Game, chapter thirteen, part one, in which Ender tells the truth
(Content: emotional abuse, violence. Fun content: I am tired this week so it is just a post, enjoy.)This would be a really good scene if it were set in a different book.Ender's Game: p. 227--242Chapter...
View ArticleInterlude: More of the math of dudes kissing
(Content: biphobia; transphobia and rape culture at the Dan Savage link. Fun content: math! No, really. Come back!)This may be considered a sequel to another 'enrich your life through queer math'...
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Ender's Game, chapter thirteen, part two, in which Graff ruins everything again
(Content: apologetics for privilege and conquest. Fun content: elephant art, astrothermodynamics.)Time for Graff to justify a bunch of things that he can't actually justify and, in some cases, doesn't...
View ArticleEnder's Game, chapter fourteen, part one, in which Mazer Rackham doesn't...
This is the big one, the penultimate chapter in which all secrets begin to be revealed and all of the hell we've gone through up to now pays off. As a depressing side-note, we are suddenly faced with...
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Ender's Game, chapter fourteen, part two, in which the plan works perfectly
So there was no Ender post last weekend. That was a thing that didn't happen, because my brain was exhausted from a marathon tabletop RPG session the day before. My first attempt at GMing! It was...
View ArticleEnder's Game, chapter fifteen, in which the victims blame themselves
It's eight months to the day since I started this thing. For those of you who have endured from day one: thankya kindly. For those of you who dropped in along the way: welcome. For those of you who...
View ArticleEnder's Game, introduction, in which we contemplate empathy
One last Ender's Game post. Think of it as the bonus scene after the credits. Most of y'all have expressed a wish to see Speaker next rather than Shadow, and thanks to a friend oft called Mad...
View ArticleIt's that time of year again! The WAR ON CHRISTMAS!
Hello one and all! Erika sneaking out of hiatus early for a post! Did you miss me? I missed me you. Will should be back with the next round of Ender's Game posts next Sunday, but for today you get me!...
View ArticleSpeaker for the Dead, chapter one, part one, in which nothing ever changes
That hiatus went on a bit longer than intended. November wasn't a great month. (Parts of it were good! The blogqueen got married and it was pretty awesome even though I didn't get to swordfight...
View ArticleSpeaker for the Dead, chapter one, part two, in which species is decided by vote
We left mid-scene last time, so not much to introduce here. Since I no longer have a movie-related deadline to set the pace of posts, and this is the first chapter, I'm going back to smaller chunks of...
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Speaker for the Dead, chapter one, part three, in which Pipo makes a lot of...
I missed last week's post, quite unintentionally. And now this one is late. Holiday season; y'all know how it is. I've also now read ahead a bit, just the next three posts or so. I don't think that...
View ArticleRETURN OF THE ERIKA
Officially back from hiatus! For those of you interested, there is no change or clarity on my health stuff, but my doctor is at least good at helping me fend off my employers who are behaving in ways...
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