Unramblings

Explorations in stories & storytelling, with Charlyn Green & @Faefyx Collington. Find us wherever you get your podcasts & YouTube!

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Welcome to Unramblings! By examining different popular works, we discuss stories, storytelling, and how they affect and reflect our culture.

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[Torin Monahan @TorinMonahan]

Wow. I got my first #ChatGPT-written paper for an undergrad assignment on positionality. This line was the tell: “I do not have a personal history, identity, or culture in the traditional sense because I am an artificial intelligence language model.” Ooof!

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Happy New Year (give or take, depending on time zones)! I've added a new story to my Patreon! Read "Unspoken" a classic mystery story I wrote a full decade ago that I think you'll all enjoy!
Not a @Patreon supporter yet? Join now for just $2!

https://t.co/TCttI4KuXE

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

It's been a minute! We're actively working on new episodes and will be making a proper return very soon! Watch this space.
In the meantime, @Faefyx is on this week's episode of @TotallyTransPod talking about Steven Universe and queerness with @PunkGroucho and @Were_Wife!

[Totally Trans Podcast Network Splendor Queer LLC @totallytranspod]

Episode 3 is live! Hear @punkgroucho, @were_wife and special guest @Faefyx talk about Steven Universe's inherent transness!

https://t.co/3coJXFbQgM

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Dear Julia,
We've received your emails of "intimate photos." While we are flattered, we respectively decline. We're a podcast, and you're a bot. It just couldn't work.
We're also at somewhat of a loss as to why you would contact us through our website for this.
Yours,
Unramblings

[Into @Into_tweets]

"I just felt angry and heartbroken, because I have to sit there and endure the idea that who I am and wanting to talk about who I am is controversial or inappropriate." @faefyx speaks to @zandermoricz about Florida's extreme anti-gay agenda https://t.co/CAAl3rK3xr

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk to @ZanderMoricz about Florida's #DontSayGay law, his activism, the threat of censorship, and also @DanJLevy.
Zander should not be having to fight for his basic rights, but he's taken up a place on the warpath. He's one to watch.

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Reliable sources tell me a certain author is doing her transphobic bit again. So, here’s the article I wrote to avoid having to repeatedly explain why I don’t want to hear about her work anymore.

https://t.co/NV99ibiY6s

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Check out @Faefyx’s latest piece on Polygon discussing queer reads and Disney’s Luca!

[Polygon @Polygon]

The debate over whether Pixar’s Luca is a gay romance shows how little control creators have over interpretations of their work — and why it’s better for everyone if they don’t have final say https://t.co/7tLQSzzZzy

[Totally Trans Podcast Network Splendor Queer LLC @totallytranspod]

If you haven't read it yet, the fantastic @Faefyx explains why we just can't support a fandom that puts money in TERF pockets.

An EXCELLENT piece https://t.co/UtynbqVn9s

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Latest episode (Knives Out) is now available on YouTube!
And with it the return of me spending too long making thumbnails.

41 - Knives Out | Unramblings Podcast https://t.co/WuZgDIGjIq

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

We're back! Knives Out: its relationship to the mystery stories that have gone before, and the pointed conversations about class & racism. Can you guess which Thrombey we think is the worst of the rotten bunch? You probably can!
https://t.co/3KoZaF7nNt

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

We’re back! We finally weigh in on the Dr. Seuss furor that was going on around 'cancel culture’ early this year. This pre-ramble comes with extra cat-related commentary, courtesy of our most reliable spontaneous guest, Shadow.
https://t.co/aEXZjRdNnc

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Like stories? Check out @Faefyx’s ever-growing collection of short stories and serial-form longer stories!

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Lucille took the lead, clicking the flashlight on as they stepped off the road onto shriveled, crackling grass and out of Way Station’s floodlights. Sara trailed a couple of steps behind her as usual, knife in one hand, and a gun in the other just for emergencies.
1/

[Into @Into_tweets]

The Eternals will give us our first out-gay MCU superhero. So what took them so long? Read @faefyx on the long journey toward representation. https://t.co/l2JA8pEpOp

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Excited to be doing this one soon!
The Witness is next on the recording docket.

[Charlyn Green @CharlynEGreen]

@MatPatGT @CordyPatrick Awesome that you're playing @witnessgame. Would love to see theories you have about it. @Faefyx and I finished it recently and will probably do an @UnramblingsPod on it. Super fun!

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

Checkout @Faefyx's latest article discussing writing and the struggle to produce quality work to demanding timeline.

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Today you might think that I'm committing the cardinal sin of writing about writing. You might be right. But it's also about the current culture and the demands it places on creators.

https://t.co/wvMW9pN9NT

#AmWriting #WritingAboutWriting #ContentCreators #WritingProcess

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

We've been quiet, but we're not gone - promise!
We've been taking a short break to allow for some "life" things to work themselves out, but we'll be back soon.
You can look forward to upcoming episodes on some movies, a video game or two, and a 3-part series on a fantasy trilogy!

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Okay, writers - if you find that you’ve created a character who is heavily influenced by someone you know, do you tell that person about it?

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingscifi #amwritingfantasy #writers #writerscommunity #inspiration

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

A wonderful example of musical storytelling capturing and critiquing a snapshot of a cultural issue.

[Unramblings @UnramblingsPod]

@Faefyx and @CharlynEGreen have a lot of conversations like this on the podcast (especially in the Pre-Rambles). But sometimes Faefyx goes rogue and writes their opinions as an article on their site instead. Go check out their thoughts on Trans Representation in Mainstream Media!

[Faefyx Collington (They/Them) @Faefyx]

Celebrating my first #TransDayOfVisibility as a fully visible trans person!
I don’t have to hesitate before posting online, and feel freer to use my voice and write articles like this one about the changes in trans representation in media:
https://t.co/JPAC91N3gB