Recently I (finally) saw the latest X-Men movie. I won’t spoil it for you if you haven’t seen it yet, but think I can safely tell you this small part – the movie is partially set in a time when Charles Xavier is in the middle of a personal crisis. He doubts he has what […]
Selves of Future Past
Forgiving Yourself for Loving an Abusive Parent
A year and a half ago, I planned a pilgrimage to my father’s grave with the intention of repeatedly stabbing it, and perhaps finally letting go of the last of my anger towards him. It didn’t happen that way – the extraordinary week prior to the pilgrimage released the bitter remnants of my anger, and […]
The Road to Mordor: The Cost of Staying in Rivendell
“I would’ve fucked you.” This sentence, said by a dear friend years after we met, is what truly convinced me to take this “impossible” journey. Should I have been offended? Well, maybe, but that was not my reaction at all. I was both overjoyed and completely dismayed. Overjoyed cause this man is gorgeous and a […]
The Road to Mordor: Committing to the “Impossible” Journey
If, by chance, you do not know where Mordor is, you may want to stop reading this blog and instead go read Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. (If you hate reading, the movies are also incredible.) From this point on, I’m going to assume that you are familiar enough with this work to understand […]