Hyping my own Otakon coverage
Mothman cosplay I saw at Otakon 2025. I don’t write very much in summer anymore. Each June, I realize that the only way I was ever able to be productive…
My 10 Best and Worst of the Spring Manga Guide
Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, I began recording a list of books I read each year to mark the passage of time and remind myself that I was still making…
Rewriting Painful Memories in ‘My New Boss Is Goofy’
There’s a memory from 15 years ago that still haunts me. When I was in college, I ate the rest of my roommate’s homemade pie. At the time, I didn’t…
‘Frieren’ Brings Us Face To Face With Mortality
The first thing we learn about the titular character of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is that she isn’t human. Frieren is an elven mage with a greatly elongated lifespan; her…
Motherhood changed how I write about anime
This will be my third Mother’s Day as a mom. This time last year, I was still recovering in the hospital after giving birth. (It had been an easy birth,…