
Viserys I: Ostrich or King?
Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube. Viserys I Targaryen strove to maintain peace all of his life, yet managed to become one of the…
Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube. Viserys I Targaryen strove to maintain peace all of his life, yet managed to become one of the…
Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube. Why can’t women rule Westeros? Why was Rhaenyra’s status as Viserys I’s heir so contested—enough to lead to…
Part of my Dragons Reign Video Series, Video Essay available on YouTube The Dance of the Dragons is the most detailed and expansive political conflict George R. R. Martin has…
Part II of Ice Preserves, Video Essay is available on YouTube Why were the Others created? Was it truly just to destroy humans or could we have been wrong about…
Part I of Ice Preserves, Video Essay is available on YouTube Why were the Others created? Was it truly just to destroy humans or could we have been wrong about…
Part 1 of Queen’s Crown, Queen’s Justice, Video Essay is available on YouTube To say that a fog of mystery surrounds the key events of Planetos would be an understatement. Much…
Superheroes are made, not born. Kind of a cheesy sentiment, but one that’s nonetheless true. Having superpowers doesn’t automatically make someone a hero, their choices do. Yet not all heroes…
Steampunk seems to be making a comeback in fantasy literature—or maybe it never left and I just haven’t been paying attention. Regardless, I’ve been seeing more and more queer steampunk…
Content Warning for mentions of suicide and celebrity death. The beauty of technology lies in connecting people. Every now and again someone enters your life and changes you from afar—be…