[CW: mentions of sexual assault/abuse, violence against women] First of all, I love horror movies, tv shows, and books. I always have. I saw Poltergeist when I was 8 and read The Shining when I was 10. That kind of thing leaves a mark. It really does. And I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of the Final Girl.
Author: Dr. Elizabeth Headrick
Librarian | Podcaster | Writer
The Visual Rhetoric of Iconic Images – VJ Day in Times Square
[CW: sexual assault and consent]...I do wonder about the private opinions of the women who viewed this picture at the time it was printed in Life magazine. There are women laughing in the photos, but is it true laughter or is it that uncomfortable laughter that women sometimes do because they don't know how else to respond and they've been conditioned to accept this kind of behavior?
#FairytaleTuesday: The Companionship of the Cat and Mouse
“Oh!” said the mouse. “Now I know what’s happened! It’s as clear as day. You ate it all up when you went to serve as godfather. First the skin, then half, then . . .” "Shut up!” yelled the cat. “One more word, and I’ll eat you up!” “ All gone” was already on the tip of the poor mouse’s tongue. No sooner did she say it than the cat jumped on her and swallowed her in one gulp.
#FairytaleTuesday: The Frog King, or Iron Henry
The princess thought, “what nonsense the simple-minded frog is blabbering! He’s got to remain in his water. But perhaps he can get me my ball. So I’ll say yes to him.” And she said, “Yes, fair enough, but first fetch me the golden ball. I promise you everything.”
#FolkloreThursday Returns
Over the last five years or so most of my social media has been all "steampunk, steampunk, steampunk" and "libraries, libraries, libraries." While both of these subjects are near and dear to my heart, they have also been a huge focus of my graduate studies, both as a masters and as a PhD student. They have absorbed my thoughts to the point that I haven't really had the bandwidth to read or even think about much else. And that's a shame, because one of my very favorite things is folklore and fairytales. They were the first stories and books that I loved and that love has never gone away.
No one’s queer in… Portland?
Representation matters. People want to be able to see themselves in books. They just do. And to completely ignore the queer community of Portland is purposeful. You can't write 9 books set mainly in one city and just forget to include queer people. It's not possible, unless you just really truly live a life where you never interact with anyone queer and so don't believe they're that visible and vital.
Steampunk Dollhouse… sort-of
The Steampunk Dollhouse hasn't been updated in almost 2 years. At this point, it may never be updated again. It just became too difficult to juggle it with my work, school, and home responsibilities. Having said that, the pandemic has done wonders for my desire to hide inside of fantastical fiction lately, and some of the things I've been reading have given me feelings. I want to write about them.
Bluestocking Writes... 