Essays, Lectures, and Rants : The Thoughts Of Elaine Barlow
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Latest Writing
A Whisper of Death by Darcy Burke
"Briskly paced and sharply plotted, with smart, compelling characters and an intriguing psychic twist ..." says Amanda Quick. She's not wrong.
Empire Of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
I love characters like Ellie Mallory. Her goal isn't to get the guy, it's to save the world from bad people. If she gets the guy too, bonus. This isn't a strictly heteroerotic novel. It's an adventure.
Selfness Will Save The World – Part 2
I don't blame myself for my childhood, but once I hit adulthood, handling my future decisions and past trauma became MY responsibility. People need to stop making excuses and start evolving.
Audio Podcast
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 8 – Part 2
As far as I'm concerned, Chapter 8 is the absolute best chapter in the entire book. This is also where the story pretty much comes to a very abrupt end.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 8 – Part 1
It is a shame that the two people who have the most interesting perspectives in the entire book are the only two people to never have their stories told.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapters 6&7 – Part 2
This video goes into depth about how the story mirrors so much of the reality of addiction spirals and dealing with the breakdown of friendships.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapters 6&7 – Part 1
I decided to do these two chapters together because they are two of my favorite chapters and because the are very similar in feeling and foundation.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 5 – Part 2
Most people who make movies and adaptations focus solely on the final chapter of the book. The story of Jekyll and Hyde is not just the final chapter.
Elaine Is Reading: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Chapter 5 – Part 1
This is one of the chapters that I kind of wish Stevenson’s wife had permanently destroyed. It’s the most contrived, forced, lazy chapter of the whole book.
Feed Yourself Not Your Abusers
Find your best way to survive far beyond negativity. Negativity only feeds your abusers and takes needed strength and energy away from you for thriving.
Previously on Jem and The Holograms
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Being Me Is A Gift To Myself
I grew up in a household where no one saw me as a person with a heart and soul of my own. Now just being ME is one of the most important things to me.
A Whisper of Death by Darcy Burke
"Briskly paced and sharply plotted, with smart, compelling characters and an intriguing psychic twist ..." says Amanda Quick. She's not wrong.
Dawnrunner #1
Does anyone have a vision of the future that is not about exactly the same things we deal with today like men who hate successful, strong Black women ...
Jekyll and Hyde – Chapter 3 (Part 2)
I’m not saying that no one should create their own version of something that inspired them. But where are the people that ACTUALLY LIKE THESE STORIES AS IS?
On Using Hashtags …
Not everyone wants to have the same experience, so it's greatly appreciated when you consider the feelings of others as you share yours.
You Need To Become Media Literate
99% of people AREN'T doing ANY thinking on a conscious, deliberate, or active level AT ALL times and if you think you are, you're deluding yourself.
