Posts by Elora Powell
Review: Love is an Orientation
Author: Andrew Marin Publisher: InterVarsity Press Genre: Nonfiction- Christian Testimonial Growing up in an evangelical context, Andrew Marin never gave much thought to the LGBT community, other than through condemning sermons and snide remarks — until three of his closest friends came out to him in the course of three months. Those experiences started him down a path…
Read MoreReview: I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You
Author/Illustrator: Yumi Sakugawa Publisher: Adams Media Genre: Comic/ Gift Book First published in Sadie Magazine and featured on BuzzFeed in 2012, this adorable story by comic artist Yumi Sakugawa garnered enough attention to earn it a hardcover release by Adams Media in 2014. I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You fills that gap left by all the…
Read MoreReview: Star Trek: New Visions #2: Time’s Echo
Author: John Byrne Artists: Photo novel by John Byrne Publisher: IDW Genre: Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Rating: All Ages Star Trek: New Visions is a series of photonovels featuring the original crew of The Enterprise. The first issue came out in May 2014; twelve more have been released in subsequent years, with two scheduled to be released this year.…
Read More“Just Friends”
It might seem surprising, based on all the obsession and emphasis in the world around us, but there are a few people out there who really don’t care about romance. Really. Not just people who are bummed out by something that didn’t work, or have self-piteously given up on a romantic relationship. Some of us…
Read MoreNaNoWriMo: A Day in the Life
Date: Sometime in the middle of November–I’ve lost track of the days at this point. Location: The lounge on the second floor of my dorm building. My roommate went to bed several hours ago. Time: 2 AM I’m pushing through the last few pages that I was supposed to finish yesterday. These words can still…
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