Dr Theadora Jean

I like this post a lot. My boyfriend once pointed out the heritage of Puritanism in the USA and for me it speaks to the current administration eg route from Oliver Cromwell to Trump via the Mayflower. Especially this second (forever?) term. But also the wider point you made is really powerful

A brick wall with green trimming. A strange figure overlooks the viewer, covered in a shroud and yet seemingly a featureless face.

#Gothtober has commenced #31DaysofHalloween

This is a class issue that no one thinks about -thank you for highlighting Ray

This should be framed and placed in the hallways of every Creative Writing course or programme anywhere. 🖤

Needed to see this today. Thank you Gabino

Stoker by a country mile, but I would say that 🖤

What can your friends across the pond do- anything? (I’m a Brit who wants to join the resistance)

The one with the iconic turbines that are… shut off, right? Because too noisy for….person living in penthouse 👀

That’s just my first initial thought though, I’m not saying that people who demand to be heard at universities should have the right to do so, far from it.

I don’t think universities do a good job of connecting with the public. I think there is an element of elitism in there - academics should be in public libraries, on YouTube, etc rather than tucked away in ivory towers. Makes it too easy for these entitled folk to claim they are being silenced.

Got it.

I don’t understand why this argument is never effectively made. Not everyone in the world has an automatic right to be platformed at a university. Universities aren’t online message boards 👀

I always notice a good title because they are very hard to do well, I think. I certainly struggle with them. I’m also intrigued by the collection now!

Great title

Jekyll and Hyde, wonderful as Dorian Gray is

The Turn of the Screw 🖤

Lastly Jenny, you seem to be insinuating that there is a problem with young people becoming estranged from their parents.
People only do this for a good reason.
This parent tells you herself her behaviours of stalking and disbelieving her disclosure of assault which is a trauma in itself.

Naina deserved better than this weird, biased article that opens with a strange premise that she needed to have a ‘referral’ to attend a yoga class.
Jenny, please could I invite you to reflect on your journalism here and think about the woman who died and what her perspective might have been.

Naina deserved to be believed when she disclosed assault to her parent.
Naina deserved being taken to medical professionals when she was showing clear symptoms of psychosis.
Naina deserved better than her stalker parent sharing her personal msgs with a national newspaper.

This is a story told from the perspective of an abusive parent. The daughter discloses assault twice to her mother who both times accuses her of being the problem. The daughter literally dies in her care. Guardian, please make an effort to actually think.

Love this! 🖤

1831 is the best version 🖤

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….kind of, yeh 🖤

See also; BAME. How about just asking people how they identify and respecting that?

Thank you Vicky 🌹

Tension, intrigue, shifts of power, injustice, above all couldn’t wait to see how it turned out. Basically the opposite experience to you, it sounds like

Caleb Williams makes my top twenty all time fave reads…I’m not sure if this helps you 😆

Tbh I’ve only read one book and seen a few films. And most of that has been highly implausible. & that’s just personal opinion. Part of my resistance is the overkill in popular media. Agree that overt racism was pretty normal but I find a particular emphasis in Christie that turns my stomach.

Agatha Christie is silly and racist. Bad combination. In general in terms of adaptation it’s the same old stuff over and over and there is so much that would be wonderful to see done in any form