by KimBoo York | Feb 11, 2018 | Fiction, Ponderings
Back in 2010 or so, I wrote a book I call Grieving Futures detailing the slow collapse of my family and my emergence from that as an adult orphan. It’s a painful book and in retrospect I’d write it very differently, if I were writing it today. But it is...
by KimBoo York | Jun 27, 2017 | Ponderings
I’m sitting here at my desk, my feet nearly asleep from sitting here most of the day. Which is every day, really. I only feel safe here at the desk, under the pretence of doing something. I like to narrow down the space I take up to thin slices, even in an apartment...
by KimBoo York | Apr 12, 2017 | Ponderings
[major spoilers for the TV show Stranger Things below. don’t say I didn’t warn you!] So okay, here’s my response to a lot of fan theories circulating. I have to admit I’m disappointed with the meta about this show — maybe I’m used...
by KimBoo York | Jan 7, 2017 | Ponderings, Review
Fans of Rogue One say that it has brought Star Wars back to the feel of the original trilogy, that it has saved the soul of the franchise. Fans of The Force Awakens say that it has brought Star Wars back to the feel of the original trilogy, that it has saved the soul...
by KimBoo York | Jan 7, 2017 | Ponderings
As I get older, I think one of the most subversive acts of resistance a woman of any age can do is say “NO.” It’s personal and political. I long ago said “no” to becoming a mother, and am judged by many the lesser for it; women saying...
by KimBoo York | Dec 28, 2016 | Ponderings
Determination: the act of deciding definitely and firmly After days of grief and courage, I think the logical follow up is determination. Determination is different from planning something specific, it the emotion at the core of the act of deciding something. Whether...
