On Genre and ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
Yes, I’m saying exactly what it sounds like. I’m saying: speculative fiction is a tesseract.
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Author: Amy Weir
Amy M. Weir is a public youth services librarian in SW Pennsylvania, and there’s nothing she geeks out about more. Outside of work she obsesses over music (especially rock especially psychedelic pop especially The Beatles), sews clothes, gardens when the weather’s nice, avoids housework, and generally is the poster-child for Enneatype 9, which she attempts to counteract with yoga when she remembers. Her entire family has ADHD. This includes an RPG-and-firearms-geek husband who asked her out by playing a Paladin-in-Shining-Armor devoted to serving her character in D&D; a vehicles-and-video-game-geek 14yo named after a hobbit; an art-and-animation-geek 12yo named after a SFF writer; and an Imaginary Husband named Martin Freeman, who isn’t actually aware of this relationship.
Judging ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ By Its Cover
This week in her coverage of ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ Amy compares book covers from across time and space.
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There Is Such a Thing as a Tesseract: Science in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
So how does ‘A Wrinkle in Time’s titular interdimensional travel work, anyway? We take a sort of scientific look at the science behind the tesseract.
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In Anticipation of the ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Movie
Buzz is building for the new movie adaptation of ‘A Wrinkle In Time,’ and I’m going to spend the next two months posting your ears off about my favorite book.
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How a Christmas Geek Handles Holiday Stress: A Bad Example to Emulate
Christmas prep isn’t what makes the holidays stressful! Everything ELSE you still need to deal with (like sleeping) while all you really want to do is Christmas prep is what makes the holidays stressful!
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The ‘Curse’ of the December Anniversary Blockbuster Date Night
It’s funny to watch people panic over not seeing ‘The Last Jedi’ on opening day, when I always know I’ll get to whatever the big December movie is sometime by the end of the month. It’s our anniversary tradition!
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The ‘Curse’ of the December Anniversary Blockbuster Date Night
Reading Time: 1 minuteReading Time: 4 minutesThis was taken just before we went to see ‘The Desolation of Smaug.’ Sure, the picture itself doesn’t have to do with movies, but it has to do with movie date nights, and it’s a cute picture, no? This weekend I keep seeing my online acquaintances posting, “I’d better […]
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On the Point of Singing ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’
If you’re not singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” as more of a game than a passive performance, you’re doing it wrong.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Grocery Store Gifting
You don’t have to go far to find gifts that won’t lie around unused or taking up space: give something both memorable and consumable by gift shopping at the grocery store!
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The Continuing Story of the Cat Who Tried to Adopt Us
The neighborhood cat took a specific liking to us, and she started to feel like ours. But was she really, when she looked so well-cared for?
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One of Which? On Labeling Babies by Gender and More
Why do people still like to say my boy and girl are “one of each,” when their gender is just one small part of who they are? They are one of a kind, not one of a type.
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Have You Lost Yourself in a Google Map Lately?
You probably learned that you could explore places using Google Maps Street View years ago, but when’s the last time you really went all out as a virtual tourist? You know you want to virtually get lost again!
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Pair Eyewear Needs an S: It’s All About Multiple Pairs
Pair Eyewear is a new children’s eyewear line with magnetic frames that let your child switch out colors and designs to match their clothes or mood.
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Philip Pullman Is My Shadow Self, and Other Convoluted Philosophies
Everyone has to face their inner daemons (see what I did there) in order to grow. Why do I get the feeling fantasy author Philip Pullman is mine?
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Shout-Out to Klaus Baudelaire, Heroic Nerd
I just feel like celebrating that, in Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,’ one of our protagonists is a stereotypical nerd, and that’s totally a good thing.
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The Pet Dilemma and the Neighborhood Cat
Do we want a real pet? Do the cuddles balance out the responsibilities? Is the friendly neighborhood stray a compromise, or a starter pet?
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Mirrors and Windows in the World Showcase
EPCOT’s World Showcase: an immersive way to learn about world cultures, from the very-different-from-you to the things you have in common, all at the same time.
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Even Stealthier Stealth Cosplay: WWPPW?
My daughter has developed her own exercise in creativity and empathy (for fictional characters): ask yourself, WWPPW? What Would Pinky Pie Wear?
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A Supa Epic Afternoon With Dav Pilkey
My kids and I met Dav Pilkey at part of his Supa Epic Tour o’Fun, to the delight of all of us.
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Taming Your Fangirl Urges In the Presence of Your Squeemakers*
What do you do when faced with a real person you’ve adored from afar? Where do you draw the line between expressing your deep gratitude for their work and being an obnoxious and/or inappropriate creeper? How do you keep the squeeing under control?!
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