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It is a truth universally acknowledged that the year 2020 has sucked majorly. The past nine months have tested […]
by Noemi Arellano-Summer **SPOILERS for Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier** This is a story that has been living […]
Dear Collectors,
When I started this blog in 2013, it was with the purpose of writing about the things I enjoy with my friends, specifically fandoms and fandom culture.
This post, however, is not about fandom, or memes, or my newest celebrity crush (it’s totally Henry Cavill, by the way).
This blog post is about the most important thing happening this year in America: the 2020 election.
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by The Collected Mutineer There’s something interesting about society as a whole. The moment we have any type […]
By The Damsel
If the Collective stands for anything, it’s for the 3 F words: Fangirling, Feelings, and Feminism – and the convention we visited this week end has all those things in spades. We went to GeekGirlCon in Seattle and I am here to deliver the scoop. This was my third or fourth time at this con, and I was thrilled to see how it has continued to grow (I estimate it’s at least tripled in size since I first attended)!
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by Noemi Arellano-Summer
When I was a child, I would always be looking for mysterious paths on camping trips, or secret passages in unfamiliar houses. I wanted to find—if not an entirely different world—something out of the ordinary, and secret. Fiction where characters do enter other worlds is generally called portal fantasy, and the most well-known example is probably C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. Four siblings crawl into another world through the back of a wardrobe, and have marvelous adventures. However, what happens when children come back from their worlds, wanting to go back and unable to?
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We’re reaching the end of the road, SPN fam. In just a few days, the fifteenth–and final–season of Supernatural will premiere. I, for one, will have a hard time saying goodbye, so I’m beginning my farewell tour…now. If you’re like me and feeling a little blue this Monday, or are just needed a reminder of a few important life truths, look no further.
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By Noemi Arellano-Summer Fiction writers are always looking for ways to make their writing distinctive from everything else […]
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