Growlery Liz

HELLO! Gosh so sorry for my absence but thank you for your patience. Today's episode covers the worldbuilding within the scifi masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin and some of the history surrounding when the book was published. Hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to try some worldbuilding for yourself! Up next -->Indie video game Gasp Also check out the TheysGaysandBookwormBabes podcast!Time Stamps3:20 - Episode Outline4:03 - Background Information on Book an...

WELLL....this episode is late on June 1st but let me tell you this episode gave me a big rabbit hole of research that I didn't expect and still has me questioning a lot but thank you for you patience. However, today's episode will be covering just the basics on Lovecraftian horror and how it is shown through the indie video game Dredge. Hope you enjoy!Next episode --> The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Timestamps:3:01 - Episode Outline3:47 - Background on Dredge10:54 - Lovecraf...

We are going back to 1992 for a retrospective look at the The Buffy Vampire Slayer film (not the TV series) I am talking about the things I felt make this film unique and the some of the things that make this film leaving me wanting more. Hope you enjoy the episode.Next up --> Dredge (2023,Indie Video Game) Time StampsEpisode Outline - 3:411992/Background on the Film - 4:52Whedon Controversy - 18:44The Good about the Film - 24:27The Opportunities in the Film - 36:02Creative Pro...

Hello and thank you for your patience on this episode! Today we are talking about precarity, how insecurity is a method of social control and most of all in a precarious world how do we find value and community? Using Citizen Sleeper as a guide we will think through these concepts and I do hope that you enjoy!Next up --> 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movieTime stamps:2:34 - Outline 3:23 - Background on Citizen Sleeper12:04 - Precarity and Citizen Sleeper41:12 - Final thoughts on the ...

Indie game Citizen Sleeper episode is coming out next week! I promise, in the meantime I put in a more causal type episode that I am calling a check point that covers my favorite book I've read in the past four months and one that didn't quite resonate with me. Let me know your thoughts and thank you for your understanding!Next up --> Citizen SleeperTimestamps(4:06) Outline(5:36) Meddling Kids(10:43) Guilty Pleasures(17:29) 3 books I'm looking forward to(26:10) Outro/May Announcements&nbsp...

Sorry about all the noise and the delay! But today's episode is talking about the 2002 light novel Kamikaze Girls by Novala Takemoto and translated by Akemi Wegmuller. This discussion talks about attachment theory and how it relates to the friendship between the main characters, Momoko and Ichigo. Hope you enjoy!Next up --> Citizen Sleeper (indie Game)Time StampsEpisode outline: 4:36Background information: 5:41Attachment theory discussion: 26:29Final thoughts: 59:01Writing Prompt: 1:04:24O...