Author Jadyn N. Marshall

They say that actors are actors. Obviously. They say that animators are shy actors, if you ask Disney why they like to hire theater majors. Rarely do they say anything about writers being actors, but that’s also true. A writer… Continue Reading →

There’s real commentary at the bottom, I promise. Okay, so maybe this “reading” of Terminator 2: Judgement Day is flawed because I never saw the first one and missed the nuances of time travel worldbuilding according to the first movie in the… Continue Reading →

So many sanity adages came to mind while reading “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” after Ted complains: “I was the only one still sane and whole. Really! AM had not tampered with my mind. Not at all. I only had to… Continue Reading →

At this point in time, I think most of us have agreed on some basic human rights. The right to protect your family. The right to hold different opinions. The right to feel safe. We have a few thousand years… Continue Reading →

Although in “Jerry Was a Man” the fate of the laborers reminded me of “soap” production in Cloud Atlas, and the courtroom scene of the parable of the Fair Witnesses in a different science fiction story (the excerpt of which,… Continue Reading →

We talked in class about how The Martian would have changed had the protagonist been named “Marcia Watney.” Today, we’re fortunate to have girl-targeted STEAM programs and books (Girls Who Code recently came out with The Friendship Code, first in a… Continue Reading →