Won’t She Do It
I found God in myself, and I loved her. I loved her fiercely. —Ntozake Shange
I found God in myself, and I loved her. I loved her fiercely. —Ntozake Shange
October is Black Speculative Fiction Month. Over in the Literary Underworld, this Literary Underlord provides a list of exceptional Black & LGBTQ media — not necessarily the titles you’ve already heard of.
BY DENNIS R. UPKINS Originally published at 30UpTV: “I am a woman, a mutant, a thief, an X-Man, a lover, a wife, a queen. I am all these things. I am Storm and for me, there are no such things as limits.” —Storm Nine years old. That was the age of this Catholic Altar Boy … More The Perfect Storm: An Analysis of Marvel’s Most Important Superheroine
“The path of the One is made by many.” —The Oracle, The Matrix films Be it a social media post, an academic essay, a news article, or a novella, many of my readers know that I am very prone to include profound quotes in my work. A number of those quotes have guided me and … More And I Quote
We interrupt your meaningless existence for this very important announcement. Over on Instagram, Perfection Herself, The Goddess known as Gina Torres decided to serve fashion, face, style, and grace and remind everyone that this is her world and she’s letting us pay rent. WHY? Because she can. This concludes our important announcement. You may now … More Because She Can
I LOVE DILFS AND I CANNOT LIE! OH YOU OTHER BROTHERS CAN’T DENY!! So by popular demand and “heavy twisting of my arm,” I’m doing another volume of The Great DILF Post. If you missed the first volume you can have a gander here. Because this list is larger (and size does matter), I could … More The Great DILF Post Volume 2
So this past weekend was Hypericon. One of my favorite cons, it’s special to me because I get to see many of my loved ones, family really, and it is always the perfect way to kick off summer. Great food, great friends, scifi, cosplay, what more can a guy ask for? Sadly I wasn’t able … More A Special Hypericon Moment
As a queer person of color, I can say firsthand that it’s rare my existence is acknowledged in the media, much less portrayed with any modicum of respect. This is one of the many reasons that I’ve taken it upon myself to pass a personal edict that with the exception of an elite few works, … More Gods of the Arena
Hat tip to my buddy Benjamin forwarded me this webcomic. I definitely appreciated what Shonda Rhimes wrote as I’ve lived Rhimes’s point on many a day. It’s great to dream, and the good book says that faith the size of mustard seeds can move mountains. But the Bible also says that faith without … More Shonda Rhimes: A Screenwriter’s Advice
Experimenting on the selfie photography front. Trying out some filters, tones and whatnot. Don’t know what possessed me to want to be all artistic and model-like. Can’t imagine who was the source of that inspiration at all? 😉 ETA: HOLY CRIPES, MY 250th Post!!!!!!
Oh yes I’m wearing pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I’d be remiss if I didn’t show solidarity with the countless incredible women who endure a tumultuous ordeal and battle a deadly threat. I understand that wearing pink is the smallest of gestures but as a man I also know that speaking out, … More Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Okay so here’s another fun post. One of the things my buddies always tease me about is that even though I’m a gay male, I’m repeatedly told that I have exemplary taste in women, in terms of admiration and being a fanboy. Case in point my “religion” is the Goddess known as Gina Torres, aka Perfection … More Diamonds
So while I’ve got more guest posts lined up and will continue to discuss West of Sunset and few other interesting topics. I thought I’d shift gears for a second and do a fun post. A fun post that was partially inspired by my good friend and cosplay phenom Cookie Layne. So confession time: I … More The Great DILF Post
As someone else stated, the following quote adequately sums up the Trayvon Martin tragedy, “Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder.” It pains me to say this but stories like Trayvon’s are nothing new and I hear about them and have witnessed them my entire life growing … More Black Is The New Black
So in the Man of Steel review, I mentioned what a huge Superman fan I am and the impact he’s had on my life. So today I wanted to do something a bit special and post some of my favorite pics celebrating the Last Son of Krypton:
In the song All I Really Want, Alanis Morissette has one of my favorite lyrics of all time: And I am fascinated by the spiritual man. I am humbled by his humble nature. So Tuesday I caught Man of Steel. Going in I knew I didn’t know what to think about this film as I … More Review: Man of Steel
I’m gonna just leave this right here:
So let’s discuss movies. Movies previously seen and movies under consideration by yours truly. For the unfamiliar, I should probably explain my criteria for consuming media to provide proper context. And now for our featured presentations:
Why yes my hair is channeling some serious John Barrowman. As I do around this time every year, I’ve been reflecting and making New Years resolutions or personal commitments for self improvement. Interestingly enough, I’m actually good about keeping my resolutions as last year proved. So as of now, the following are my personal … More Personal Resolutions For 2013
Today, I’m participating in The Next Big Thing blog hop, thanks to good friends Catherine Lundoff, author of Silver Moon and Satyros “Satyr” Phil Brucato, author and designer of Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium. As others have explained, The Next Big Thing is a branching pyramid-of-prose for authors to discuss their latest release … More The Next Big Thing: West of Sunset