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Fandom Has an Intersexism Problem

September 14, 2026 - Verse Atoui

Fandom spaces can feel quite unwelcoming to intersex fans. Here is why, and how we as a community can fix it.

How to Build a Community

September 9, 2026 - Verse Atoui

While the word fandom nowadays is used interchangeably with hobby, it was originally coined to refer to a community of fans. So to build a fandom, one needs to build a community.

A scene from the final act of Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr (2000). The main character, Elspeth Holliday, pursues a priest and child with a raised shovel.

Asgaya and Discussions of Bigotry in Fiction

March 23, 2025 - Prae Obscura

This piece covers one character from the ill-fated trilogy of Blair Witch spin-off computer games that released in 2000.

Blackboard Sketching (1909), Frederick Whitney

An Open Letter About Art

January 9, 2025 - Prae Obscura

Art should be pursued as much as it is desired. It is a vice and a tool that exists in neutrality, to be wielded as all words are, in pursuit of mystery and comfort.

Deadly Premonition follows a spiritual/esoteric trauma-formed system, composed of York and Zach, who share control of a body legally named Francis Morgan.

A Brief Exercise in Writing Plural Systems

December 17, 2024 - Prae Obscura

As named by my wretched husband, the Xbox Live Method is a simple thought experiment that eases the stress of over-thinking how to write a set of characters in one body.