QueenCicada http://queencicada.com Transformation through Aesthetics Sat, 18 May 2013 03:53:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Monsters in my Head http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/the-monsters-in-my-head/ http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/the-monsters-in-my-head/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 03:52:25 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2462 The skeletons that tormented me as a child were very real, but most of my other monstrous fears were rooted in nothing but my overactive imagination. I had a knack for throwing myself into a fear-frenzy, imagining all sorts of spine-tingling situations and allowing them to escalate to the point where every cell in my [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/the-monsters-in-my-head/feed/ 1 Integral Fear: the Monsters of Junji Ito http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/integral-fear-the-monsters-of-junji-ito/ http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/integral-fear-the-monsters-of-junji-ito/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 04:16:22 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2455 Most children are afraid of the things around them, real and imagined, but I was worse than most. Halloween was a trauma that repeated every year–I couldn’t turn on a television, listen to a radio, or even follow my mother into a grocery store without being faced by some terrifying monster or another. Frankenstein’s Monster [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/integral-fear-the-monsters-of-junji-ito/feed/ 9 Zombies: Our Worst Case Scenario http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/zombies-our-worst-case-scenario/ http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/zombies-our-worst-case-scenario/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 04:01:49 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2446 If I was to make a list of common themes in my favourite horror, the Unknown would rank pretty high. Whether it involves the supernatural in any form, Lovecraft’s Cosmic Unknowns, Poe’s mysterious psychologies, or Ito’s unexplained phenomena, the idea of a terror beyond ourselves for which we might never have an explanation is thrilling. [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/writing/2013/zombies-our-worst-case-scenario/feed/ 8 A Return of Leaves http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/a-return-of-leaves/ http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/a-return-of-leaves/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:54:39 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2436 The first few days of Spring are some of the most exciting in the entire year–not calendar spring, which (like fashion spring) never quite coincides with any noticeable change in weather, but real spring. When I walk out the door and the air smells green and the chill has thawed and the sun is warm, my [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/a-return-of-leaves/feed/ 2 Don’t be blinded this summer–protect your eyes with new sunglasses! http://queencicada.com/giveaways/2013/dont-be-blinded-this-summer-protect-your-eyes-with-new-sunglasses/ http://queencicada.com/giveaways/2013/dont-be-blinded-this-summer-protect-your-eyes-with-new-sunglasses/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 20:34:22 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2428 It’s been weeks since I’ve needed more than a light sweater to leave my house comfortably. I’m the queen of shivers and even the heaviest winter coats can’t keep me safe against a chill, so the first warm days of spring are nothing short of a miracle. But warm weather brings one of my biggest [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/giveaways/2013/dont-be-blinded-this-summer-protect-your-eyes-with-new-sunglasses/feed/ 1 The Paths We Take http://queencicada.com/metamorphosis/2013/the-paths-we-take/ http://queencicada.com/metamorphosis/2013/the-paths-we-take/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:42:46 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2412 Even as an adult, I don’t really know what I want to be when I grow up. The entire idea of pinning down a path for myself seems daunting. I’ve tried on a lot of hats–pastry chef, hair stylist, translator, illustrator, but none of them fit well for very long. We’re trained to think that [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/metamorphosis/2013/the-paths-we-take/feed/ 0 Not Your Average Academics: the Blogcademy http://queencicada.com/events/2013/not-your-average-academics-the-blogcademy/ http://queencicada.com/events/2013/not-your-average-academics-the-blogcademy/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:43:23 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2404 Sometimes, progression is logical: I knew when I needed to move my writing from Livejournal to my own host. I’ve been blogging at this address for about three years now, and every step I’ve taken has felt like the logical next step. I’ve changed layouts and rebranded when I felt I had outgrown the ones [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/luna/2013/sharing-my-constants/feed/ 0 Looking to Update Your Look? http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/looking-to-update-your-look/ http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/looking-to-update-your-look/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:57:35 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2116 When I decided to update my look for 2013, I knew that meant some new frames. Glasses are an important and intensely personal accessory and a new pair is the quickest way to refresh not only your style, but your entire outlook on the world! Luckily, I have a great resource in Firmoo and found [...]

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]]> http://queencicada.com/fashion-2/2013/looking-to-update-your-look/feed/ 0 Muse Food 09.04.13 http://queencicada.com/aesthetics/2013/muse-food-09-04-13/ http://queencicada.com/aesthetics/2013/muse-food-09-04-13/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:00:54 +0000 Ghost http://queencicada.com/?p=2112 When it comes to creating, it can be just as important to take in other work as it is to produce your own. Without knowing what moves you, it can be difficult to feel fulfilled by your own work. Each week, I’d like to start featuring some articles that have stoked my own creative flame [...]

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