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the one with all the fanfic

In which I talk about the recent Harry Potter discourse, my star life cycle theory of fanfic, and what I’ve learned about working on (and actually finishing) long term projects.

(And a smal...

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baby's first author beef

in which I discuss my strange interaction with the author of Filterworld, my pivot to positivity on main, the simp boyfriend blueprint (Lloyd Dobler), and all the other notable media I con...

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I hate hate reading

This month I talk about snobbery, hate reading, and what Mona Lisa Smile has to do with it. Also! A silly goofy St. Patrick’s Day anecdote, a fanfic publishing postmortem, and a qui...

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fetch the hammers!

In which I chat about fanfiction, using social media in These Unprecedented Times, Luddism(!!!), and my first DNF of the year.

Links to my stuff

My fanfic: 2025-02-01 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

fish sticks ARE culture, actually

Happy Near Year! In this one I reflect on 2024's high and lows and look ahead to 2025. I also yap about the popularity of fiction set at boarding schools and what the kids are calling dark academia...

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the republic of heaven

The His Dark Materials / post-election discourse crossover that literally nobody asked for.

(Sorry about the slight background hum. It’s my ancient mini-fridge that I forgot t...

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buckets, romance, honest booktok-ing, and horror movies

A chatty one in which I stubbornly pronounce “valet” the British way and “sommelier” the French-adjacent way. I also invoke something called Die Hard (Hans Gruber’s version).

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“Mel, how’s the big video essay coming along?”

It’s finished. I hope you like it. 🤓

I say it at the end of the video, but it bears repeating: thank you so much for your continued support. I’m being extremely sincere AND literal whe...

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October 2024 round-up

My October wrap-up is here! I didn’t post a lot (read: any) to social media in the past month, but I did think a LOT about my relationship with social media as a whole. I also watched a lot of ho...

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the pagemelt CMQ companion reader

My meatiest Patreon-exclusive video yet, no pun intended 😅! In which I discuss the SMP boycott; my complicated relationship with Casey McQuiston’s work; my deep and abiding love for the Re...

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September 2024 round-up

Hello, friends! I liked that monthly-social-media-roundup idea I told y’all about so much that I decided to make a whole Substack about it. I’ll cross-post it here every month so y’all don’...

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the hacking saga

The thrilling story of how I was MALICIOUSLY HACKED!!! Also a bit of anti-intellectualism discourse.

Programming note

In this video I also re-announce something I’ve...

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we are so back!! (not really, I had to make a whole new TikTok account 😅)

I’m still locked out of my old account, and TikTok support hasn’t exactly been tripping over themselves to help me recover it. So I figured: c’est la vie! I made a new account, 2024-08-14 20:22:48 +0000 UTC View Post

an update re: TikTok

Hey friends, just a quick note that my TikTok was hacked this morning. And it appears to be malicious, unfortunately. Please know that as of today, any messages or content you see coming from @page...

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doing mm romance discourse 🔞

It’s discourse I swore I’d never touch it with a ten foot pole, but that was before I had a Patreon! 😃 Anyway I think this discourse throws trans men and transmascs under the bus, and I talk...

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mid year book fReAkOut tag (allegedly)

In this month’s (extremely punctual, please clap!!!) Patreon vid, I use the midyear book freakout tag as a flimsy excuse to yap about Ted Chiang, mm hockey romance, the 2020 Emma adaptation, (bad...

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a passionate defense of winking

not sure what happened here. bon appétit!

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Talking Bullshit Jobs on the Schizophrenic Reads podcast

This one goes out to all my GraeberHeads out there. I had a great time talking about Bullshit Jobs with my friend Nathan over on the Schizophrenic Reads podcast. (We recorded this bac...

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two books and two books

a reading update

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Hot takes 😈 (kinda)

By popular demand, June’s Patreon-exclusive video is a collection of hot takes! Well, kinda. It’s really more of a recent-book-discourse digest, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. 😅

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DOBS!

Just a lil Drink / Outfit / Books / Supporting update 😎

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cheeky lil book haul

Hello again friends! I've been workin' on my next Patreon exclusive script, which I'm pleased to announce will be about my 🔥hot takes🔥 (by popular demand). Excited to get that out hopefully i...

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Spectrum of buffoonery

Hello friends, a couple of y’all have told me it’d be helpful for me to cross-post my TikToks here, and I’m happy to oblige. I made a chunky one today where I talk ACoTaR, Sailing to Sarantiu...

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Rocky Mountain Disney World (derogatory)

Hello friends, welcome to baby's first Patreon-exclusive recent reading wrap-up. (It's me, I'm baby.)

Books discussed: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wyn...

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