Farewell to Fandom; Hello to Nostalgia

“The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost; for none now live who remember it.” It has been exactly two years since I last posted on this website, this labor-of-love, this space devoted to fandom…

The Day That I Started Caring About Harry Potter Again

Back in October, I wrote an article entitled “The Day I Stopped Caring About Harry Potter“. While I recommend reading the article in its entirety, I’ll sum it up before I continue: I was upset that the story was going to continue after the “All was well” finality that Deathly Hallows brought us. Moreover, I was…

The Day I Stopped Caring About Harry Potter

I feel a bit like Charlie Brown around Christmastime. Not feeling the same Christmas spirit that everyone else is feeling. I open Facebook and every post is “Cursed Child” this and “Cursed Child” that, and my reaction isn’t to open each article to devour the latest news. My reaction is a very Charlie Brown-ish reaction: that it’s…