Ah, vampires. Sexy, powerful, immortal vampires. What if you achieved immortality at your dorkiest? Would you be stuck an awkward high school boy forever? While we’re asking questions, what if you were sick to death of vampires, but the author of The True Meaning of Smekday, one of the most brilliant pieces of children’s fiction [...]
Fat Vampire, by Adam Rex
March 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags: Reviews
Overthinking vampires
September 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Nobody can shut up about vampires these days. What do they represent? How have they changed from Dracula to Lestat to Spike to Edward? People usually reach for the sexual symbolism. But I just read this post from Slacktivist, one of my favorite political bloggers, about vampires as a reminder that “any of us can [...]
And then we talked about Jesus
August 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Nobody can shut up about vampires these days. What do they represent? How have they changed from Dracula to Lestat to Spike to Edward? People usually reach for the sexual symbolism. But this morning one of the full-time teachers at the GED center where I tutor was talking with a couple of kids about vampire [...]
Tags: Musing