Category Archives: Certified Wonktastical

Books or movies that are recommended or applauded. Not so much a review as a celebration.

Poetry Wonk: Fort Red Border by Kiki Petrosino

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

“If you just asked me to give up my horses I’d give up my horses” Kiki Petrosino, Fort Red Border, “Sense-Certainty” I love anagrams. One anagram of my full legal name is so terribly, awkwardly dirty that I regularly use … Continue reading →

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Cinémawonque Analysis: Pretty Woman

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Pretty Woman (1990) is such a modern classic of the mainstream romance genre, I think it’s incredibly easy to forget exactly how wonked this story is. In fact, I’ve attended writing workshops in which it’s used as a universal reference … Continue reading →

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Amnesiac virgin temptress meets erotica-writing superdad!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Marriage (sorta) of convenience (ish)? Check! Heroine with amnesia? Check! I’ve known you all my life–epiphany/where you been all my life? Checkeroo! Ladies and gentlemen, we are GO FOR LAUNCH into historical wonkery, thanks once again to the deft hand … Continue reading →

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