Tag: Twisted Sister
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FICTION — Made Your Bed
He finishes, grunts and rolls over. The covers go with him, and I shudder as cool air hits my damp skin. There is the smallest, queerest thrill between my throbbing thighs. Perhaps the air mocks his failings, teasing me with how easily it can get to me. Frustrated as his first phlegmy snore punctuates the…
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FICTION — His Tongue
Sef downed his mouthwash with all the smug satisfaction of a man truly secure in any success he found. No matter how small, it was all success. Shivering past the spearmint bite, he tossed the container hard enough through the darkness ahead to ensure he was truly alone. It clattered. He waited. The streetlights buzzed…
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Twisted Sister – Women of Action
In honour of the recent record-smashing film debut of Wonder Woman, we’ve decided to highlight work that features women in action and overcoming obstacles – in a variety of situations. From the struggles of a stay at home mom in Laura Beasley’s Shreds of Silva to the high-octane action in Sherry Morris’ Dolly and the…
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Twisted Sister – WTF are we still doing this for?
Hey folks, it’s Angela, here (aka Ms. Ed Note) So, WTF are we still doing this whole feminist lit mag for? Trust me, I ask myself this – a lot. Insiders and regular readers of Twisted Sister know we’ve had some ups and downs, and continue to stumble over bumps in the road – {cue child…
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NONFICTION — Riding the Wave of Representation: Women and Comic Book Movies
Many thanks to Sarah Myles for this piece and her excerpts from Feminist Flicker — a fortnightly column that decodes sexism in film. Feminist Flicker is now available on https://channillo.com/ , and you can find Sarah on Twitter as @sjmyles . Please note, this piece contains mild spoilers. * I have this long-simmering theory that comic books are the…
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FICTION — Shreds of Silva
She lived a life with a house and playgroups, vacuum cleaners and birthday parties. Her children mixed flour and water, flooded the garden and molded mud pies. She spun with one child on her back, another in her arms. She was joyful with a sense of adventure not worthy of a wife of a house.…
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REVIEW — Wonder Woman Has Arrived
An excerpt from Feminist Flicker — a fortnightly column that decodes sexism in film — written by Sarah Myles. The whole piece is available now, on https://channillo.com/ and Sarah Myles is on Twitter as @sjmyles Please note, this piece contains spoilers. While Superman and Batman have enjoyed seven decades of adaptation across media – including…
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FICTION — Conservation of the Species
The sky explodes as the runner’s trainer splashes down into a puddle on the dirt track. The mud that he kicks up spatters his legs and joins the zig zag of red lines that bramble thorns have already etched into his shins. A low sun warms his back and casts a shadow at his feet.…
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FICTION – The Field
I was pulled outta my cell this morning and thrown into a shitty, white coaster. You know, those hover pods they stopped making, like, twenty years ago. Next thing I know, I’m dumped in this field covered in plastic, green shit that crunches under my feet. I think it’s supposed to be grass, though I doubt anyone’s felt that stuff in decades…
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FICTION – Shards of Glass
I opened my eyes in the moonlit bedroom, and saw myself standing stark naked before the mirrored doors of my wardrobe. I say myself because it was me. Yet, also reflected in the mirror, another image of me reclined in bed, watching. Is this a dream or reality? I pinched myself. Nothing changed. Maybe, I…
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