Author Archives: Fleet Sparrow
Space Ghost, Impopsters, and Batman, oh my!
ngl, friends, you’re gonna see a few of these posts go up about every week. You see, being a broke blogger means I’ve gotta make some kind of cash somewhere, so when I saw the offer to be an affiliate for … Continue reading
Get Used to It
I’m part of the Queer community, not the LGBT community. The LGBT community has routinely dismissed my gender, my presentation, my sexuality, my romanticism, my entire being and identity. The Queer community, on the other hand, is where I’ve been … Continue reading
Weekly? Update
Quick progress update (I need to figure out how to cross-post to DW and LJ, help me computer friends!). This starts (roughly) the second week (more or less) of my attempt at Story A Day In May! And so far … Continue reading
OH SHIT, ZIE LIVES
Hello, yes, I’m alive, it’s amazing. Just wanted to do a quick update on what I’ve been doing and what I’m going to be doing in the not too distant future somewhere in time and space. DONE Fandom for Mental Health … Continue reading
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Brandy invites you to check out the Amazon App and get $5
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URBAN FANTASY 101 – GENTRY-FICATION
Originally posted on Stitch's Media Mix:
In 2010, Black people from across the diaspora made up just over 32% of Chicago’s population. But I bet you couldn’t tell that from reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files or Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland…
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Help Zina H make it to grad school!
Originally posted on Stitch's Media Mix:
Help me make it to grad school! I’ve wanted to go to grad school since the moment that I graduated from FIU (Florida International University) in 2012. Unfortunately, life didn’t go as planned…
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On Grayson, fandom, problematic media, and the drive to “defend” popular male characters
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Content notes: This post mentions and/or links to descriptions of sexual assault and harassment as well as racism. If you were to listen to a certain group of Dick Grayson fans on the…
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The Techniques of Erasure
Originally posted on Stitch's Media Mix:
This is part one of a hybrid essay-rant series focusing on fandom (the collective community) and its intense race/racism problems. If you’re new to my blog and to this project, start here with…
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Cabbage Baby
You take a deep breath, bracing yourself before opening the door, pained but polite smile in place. >No one Well. That’s more than a little spooky. >Look down Oh? What’s this? >Examine thing It looks like a basket of… cabbage??? >Shut … Continue reading
Status Update
Yesterday was not a particularly good day for the little Bat-Bear who lives here. Between lingering pain all day and an unmanageable level of fatigue, none of my plans actually went anywhere. But! On these days, I feel like it … Continue reading
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Invisi(Dis)abilities
cw: ableism and mention of throwing up It’s difficult living in an ableist world with invisible disabilities. I have been in pain of some sort since I was a child. I was ill frequently, with constant stomach pains and general feelings … Continue reading
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Tagged invisible disabilities, migraines, personal
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A+ Notes
These are the notes I took for an assignment in my Intro to Outlook class. They speak so much about me, I feel. Instructions: Research the various Email message formats (Lesson 1 on page 31 has a small section on … Continue reading
Fleet Sparrow 
I Didn’t Make It For You
This is one of those things I’d never talk about on Tumblr and can’t get into much detail on Twitter, but I don’t particularly like comments on my fics. This isn’t to say I hate all the comments I’ve received; … Continue reading →