Articles

Journalism started more as a compulsion than an occupation for me. With my hunger for knowledge, and my fierce sense of justice, I often find myself espousing opinions and news that I long to share with the world. As a freelance writer, I can be relied upon for both quick news related articles as well as heartfelt long form essays about prejudice, game design, and progressivism. Below, you can find a selection of my best articles.

FemHype

From June 2015 to March 2016, I served as an advisor for FemHype, an online feminist gaming magazine. My articles focused on gaming culture, and progressivism in the games industry and the games community, and many still see heavy traffic.

• Fight Club: How Masculine Fragility is Limiting Innovation in Video Games (posted on June 30, 2015 in Analysis)
• Exclusionary Geek Culture Misunderstands Diversity on a Fundamental Level (posted on July 17, 2015 in Analysis, Feminism)
• Video Games Are Utterly Failing Trans Gamers, And It’s Time We Did Something About It (posted on August 3, 2015 in Analysis, Health, LGBTQUIA+)
• How a Lack of Racial Diversity Inhibits ‘Life Is Strange’ (posted on August 22, 2015 in Analysis)

Indie Haven

From April 2016 to May 2017, I served as a contributor to Indie Haven, an online indie gaming magazine. My articles were opinion/thinkpieces on independent games, and focused on narrative design, and progressivism in the games industry and the games community.

• It’s Hard to be a Hero in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (posted on April 30, 2016 in Features, Opinion)
• For the Socially Anxious, Samantha Browne Hits Close to Home (posted on May 11, 2016 in Features, Reviews)
• #WhiteWashedOUT: The Dearth of Asian Protagonists in Video Games (posted on June 6, 2016 in Features)
• Interview: Bao Phi on Asian Representation in Games (posted on June 7, 2016 in Features)
• Oppression: The Gimmick (posted on September 9, 2016 in Opinion)
• The (Indie) Kids are Alright: Tales From the Google Play Indie Games Festival (posted on October, 14, 2016 in Features)

QueenSheva

Beginning in May 2017, I began to focus more on paid freelance work, and on my own writing blog. Seizing on trending topics and up-to-the-moment geek and tech news, I generate weekly short-form articles for several publications, including VGFAQ.com and BotSociety.

• 4 Wonder Woman Games That Should Definitely Exist By Now (posted on June 9, 2017)
• Assassin Creed Origin’s $800 Preorder is an Insult to AC’s Biggest Fans (posted on June 22, 2017)
• One Step for Womanhood, One Giant Leap for White Womankind: Discussions of Intersectionality & the New Doctor Who (posted on July 16, 2017)
• We Still Know (Almost) Nothing About the Ataribox (posted on July 19, 2017)
• Chatterbot Design in 5 Easy Steps (posted on December 11, 2017)