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Posted on September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 by April Khaito

“To Sleep in a Sea of Stars”: The Gnostic Gregorovich (Spoilers Ahead, Meatbags)

Whether in Kira's struggle with the Soft Blade, the Wranaui and their reliance on replacement bodies, or the mad ramblings of fan favorite character Gregorovich, "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" is a novel centered around ontology, particularly in its treatment of one's connection to the physical form.

Posted on November 16, 2021May 30, 2022 by April Khaito · 4 Comments

Is Rand al’Thor a False Dragon? (A SPOILER-FILLED Wheel of Time Rant)

It took me nine months, but I finally finished all fifteen books in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series (including the prequel New Spring). Just in time, too, since the Prime Video adaptation releases this Friday. Before we go any further, here’s a spoiler warning for any who haven’t yet finished the series or…

Posted on August 19, 2020August 21, 2020 by April Khaito · 5 Comments

The Feminist Lie That Nearly Destroyed My Life

I never wanted children. Even now, I struggle to understand fully how or when this sentiment lodged itself so deeply within me. I could return to my childhood and turn over the pieces like paving stones, searching through cool dirt for the writhing, wriggling beginnings of this deception, but it would be a fruitless endeavor.…

Posted on January 2, 2020March 22, 2020 by April Khaito

You Don’t Understand Frost’s Poem, “The Road Not Taken”

Chances are you’ve heard the oft-repeated last lines of Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Maybe you’ve repeated those words as a life motto or a boost to morale in the midst of a pivotal life change. Perhaps you’ve even internalized them as a New Year’s resolution of sorts, a reminder to live off-the-beaten…

Posted on October 31, 2019July 12, 2021 by April Khaito · 2 Comments

“Dracula” by Bram Stoker: The Vampiric Perversion of Communion

While many are familiar with the story of Dracula, few have bothered to read Stoker’s classic epistolary novel. It follows, through letters and journal entries, the lives of Johnathan Harker─prisoner of the Count’s castle─and his cohorts who will stop at nothing to rid the world of vampiric evil. But it’s not all fangs and fright,…

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by April Khaito

Mindless Entertainment: The Curse of the Headless Horseman

This week I was going to write a post about Washington Irving’s famous tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I had planned an elaborate metaphor about how the headless horseman is representative of the modern evangelical church which has severed its body from the head of Christ, casting aside His lordship in favor of a…

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