from "The Anatomy of a Boy Who Never Became a Man" by Enyinna Nnabuihe
Fiction,
Field Notes,
My personal theory behind this phenomenon is that we continue to rely on the familiarity of authors and resources available in a cyclical pattern of engagement: the books that get taught/studied are the ones with an abundance of critical works written about them, and vice versa. But this recycling bin we continue to draw from is something that should be acknowledged if we ever want to change the ways in which we speak about texts.
Field Notes,
Autofiction is a safe space. I can accept readers connecting dots, finding similarities, and seeing me through the cracks. And I think those who find themselves veiled in my work can too.
Field Notes,
Cozy horror troubles me not due to the lack of violent or shocking content, but because its existence illustrates how wildly off-base our current cultural understanding of the horror genre is. Even we avowed horror fans seem to have forgotten our roots.