Identity & Archetypes
BL lovers have broken containment
After years of being relegated to manga/manhwa and Wattpad, the West is finally letting fangirls live...sort of.
Aubrie Johnson — Writer & Creator on the US West Coast
I'm a writer, artist, creator, interviewer, and occasional Wikipedian. I think too much about community, capitalism, and the myth of authenticity (among other things).
I'm about 120,000 words into a supernatural thriller about a witch, a witch hunter, and an assassin starting a cult in futuristic San Francisco, if you're into that.
When I'm not yelling about intersections of art and artifice or making my novel my entire personality, I am probably kickboxing.
I've written for The Bold Italic and ZORA. (Everything on my page and elsewhere is 100% human. No AI.)
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Blog
Emotional Capitalism
Everyone is Twelve Now
Last year, one guy made an observation about some Americans' descent into a tribal, impulsive mindset that steamrolls over civility and reason. I think he's on to something.
Feminist Horror
The resurgence of misogyny-as-horror
Psychological horror, bodycams, and true crime all have one thing in common.
Emotional Capitalism
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism is ripping us a new one, but there's been a new challenger on the scene for decades now. Maybe it's time for a new approach?
Creator Economy
Why LinkedIn culture is obsessed with failing up
Meet the heroes of the professional crowd, and their forgotten sidekicks.
Knowledge Commons
What happens when communities bend to nearly breaking
How a novel about witches became a career in asking dangerous questions
AI Companions
Can somebody check on Character.AI?
C.ai is pushing out its own users