Monthly Archives: July 2013

Never Smile at a Crocodile

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Cathy Borders

Swamplandia! You broke my heart. I wanted to like you. Nay, I wanted to love you, but I didn’t, I couldn’t. Karen Russell’s overuse of simile was distracting, but the overall metaphor of the project fell flat. Swamplandia! is a … Continue reading →

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When She Woke, cafeteria Christian feminist candy

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Cathy Borders

Where to begin with Hillary Jordan’s When She Woke, a misogynistic dystopia, where criminals have their skin dyed according to their crime? Not when Hannah wakes up blood red in a Chrome Ward prison for having an abortion. Not when … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Film Tarot Art Project

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Cathy Borders

Last night I participated in The Tarot Nook’s Anti-Film Tarot Art Project with the mistress of ceremonies, Kelsey Lynore.This was not your average tarot reading. No mysticism. No bullshit. Kelsey begins every session by placing a ban on any and … Continue reading →

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Geek Love: subverting the carnivalesque and the grotesque

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Cathy Borders

In light of my forthcoming post on Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!, I’d like to reblog an older post I had written about Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love. Geek Love: subverting the carnivalesque and the grotesque I get glimpses of the horror of normalcy. … Continue reading →

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The tyranny of pink.

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Cathy Borders

My husband: The tyranny of pink. Pink is a kind of pre-pubescent white, white that blushes. And, as with every real princess in history, tyranny is the power that lurks behind every principle of feudal purity. We should resist it … Continue reading →

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