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The "Life of a Showgirl" Backlash is Making Me Nauseous
This essay is not an analysis of Life Of A Showgirl. Not exactly. Is it even a coherent analysis, or is it just a messy, confused vent about what happens when a woman is famous? Well, dear reader, we’re going to find out together. First, a disclaimer on my own biases, my own little standpoint theory discursion. I have a Swiftie in my life who’s very important to me, and that definitely prejudices my perspective on this. I started out as a pretty thoughtless Taylor Swift hater
shellebrowne
a few seconds ago12 min read
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What We Owe Our Fans: Emotional Contracts in Storytelling
What do authors owe their readers?
Michelle Browne
Sep 1013 min read
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Creative People Aren’t Good (Part 2)
Even secular people put too much credence in accidents of birth and acts of god.
shellebrowne
Aug 266 min read
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Creative People Aren’t Smart (Part 1)
Thinking critically is an art form of its own. Not one that all creative people have mastered.
shellebrowne
Aug 194 min read
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Fix Your Life: Notes From Reconstruction
So, I don't really do self-help, for a variety of reasons, but I've had this article jangling around in my head for a minute. I'm in the...
shellebrowne
Aug 1210 min read
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Back on Ash Tree Lane: Revisiting House of Leaves
a lengthy review of House of Leaves.
shellebrowne
Jul 28, 20236 min read
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In Celebration of the Mary Sue
When the ninth Star Wars movie came out, Rise of Skywalker, a particular term from writing communities online started to become...
Michelle Browne
Aug 25, 20227 min read
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Sin and Virtue: The Internet's Secret Code
Okay, so not long ago, I put out a post (written in November, actually...) about the internet getting meaner. Since then, I've been...
Michelle Browne
Feb 22, 20224 min read
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Is the Internet Getting Meaner?
I'm going to dispense a bunch of advice that I wish both I had heard when I was younger and on the internet, and that I think younguns on...
Michelle Browne
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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