Author Archives: Catastrophe Jones
This old man
“If I’d had any sense, you know,” he says aloud, a lifetime of other thoughts folding and unfolding inside his head, “I’d never have gotten caught up in that mess.” He says mess as though the word itself were dirty, … Continue reading
Standing Up, Say Something
The previous entry is about the site “The Mouthy Housewives” wherein a small collective of women both reinforce and subvert the strange notion of “Perfection” embodied by fictional women such as Donna Reed or Mrs. Ward Cleaver. They’re a combination … Continue reading
Open mouth, insert foot?
Sometimes, when Someone Is Wrong on the internet, you feel a need to speak up, and clearly, fully, and with big, long, wordy babblings. I’m not sure you should ever respond to this need with anything other than a glass … Continue reading
Scattered
Whenever I end up reading a poignant article someone else has written that generates many, many comments because it was well-thought-out, well-written, and well-publicized, I often end up thinking about writing some kind of incredible post of my own that’s … Continue reading
Thunderstruck
Or maybe just delightedly fangirling. Warren Ellis promoted my book on his site. I got a whole post, all to myself. Commence high-pitched ‘EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!’ noise, starting… NOW