emily rogers
How to make roast chicken
The cis version of myself from an alternate universe tells us how she met Hubby David
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
The X-Files
My neighbor Fox Mulder
The truth is out there, and it's a cat shaped like a bus
cowboy bebop
Cowboy Bebop: "Asteroid Blues" and "Stray Dog Strut"
In which I wax philosophical about procedural worldbuilding
kirsten and natalie
Kirsten and Natalie #2: Little Women (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996)
The movies and precocious girl children, explained.
newsletter
What's up for Episodes in 2022
We're switching some things up
best of 2021
11 rad things I wrote in 2021
In a really cruddy year, I still wrote some things I was proud of
bake sale bunch
The Bake Sale Bunch #17: Sophie Saves Christmas
Excerpts from the classic book series about a bunch of trans women who love to bake (sale)
taylor swift
Taylor Swift's evermore is a Christmas album
Finally, someone creates art that is very specifically about being sad between December 22 and January 3.
jeopardy
"Jeopardy! fans are like trans people: There’s not actually that many of us, but everybody knows a few."
Reigning Jeopardy! champion tells me all about her historic run, her trivia history, and Ken Jennings.
christmas
That time Robert Downey, Jr., and Kermit the Frog made a Christmas special together
And then it was never spoken of again
kirsten and natalie
Kirsten and Natalie #1: Léon: The Professional (1994) and Interview with the Vampire (1994)
WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING IF A TINY GIRL CHILD WAS MORE MATURE IN SOME WAYS THAN HER MALE GUARDAN???
trans
Some other guy
On the discontinuity of my adult life