Nonfiction

Miscellaneous essays and suchlike.

Modern Midrash
An exploration of the midrashic impulse of fanfiction.
Originally published on livejournal. Written in 2007.
Getting the Picture: An Exploration of Livejournal Icons
What do our icons say about us?
Also published here at the Fanfiction Symposium. Written in 2003.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Fan
From fannish monogamy to discovering my (sort of) butterfly nature.
Also published here at the Fanfiction Symposium. Written in 2003.
On Swinging Both Ways: Fannish and Pro
Writing from both sides of the line.
Also published here at the Fanfiction Symposium. Written in 2002.
Love, Pure as the Driven Snow
Musings on LoTR and the history of polar exploration.
Also published here at the Fanfiction Symposium. Written in 2002.
Becoming Real, or The Invisible Fan
How do we become "real" to each other without meeting in RL?
Also published here at the Fanfiction Symposium. Written in 2000.
First Times
Why I like first-time stories. Written in 1999.
Alas! I've lost my copy of this piece! Anyone out there happen to have one you could send me?
My journal
Lots of random little nonfiction there. Updated nigh-daily.