PinnedBecky DingwellThe Byronic hero with a dark past is just a bad husbandBy now, it’s no longer news that the 2020 film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca was a failure. Critics have said the film brings…3 min read·Jan 25, 2021----
Becky DingwellWhat Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” taught meTwo decades ago, a high school dropout dropped into my young life and changed it. What was it about Avril Lavigne that had me fixated?3 min read·Jun 2, 2022----
Becky DingwellJoan and meIn an interview with Time at the start of 2021, Joan Didion was asked if she feared death. “No,” she said. Then: “Well, yes. Of course.” I…2 min read·Dec 24, 2021----
Becky DingwellHolding out hope for a queer main character in Star WarsStar Wars has always been about love and family. So, why can’t we see explicitly queer characters onscreen?5 min read·Aug 26, 2021----
Becky DingwellFor Dad (a poem)I wrote this piece/poem/thing a couple of months before my father died (five years ago now). I never shared it with him. I thought about…2 min read·May 5, 2021--1--1
Becky DingwellWhy I went alcohol-free for a monthI’m a beer enthusiast and I went alcohol-free for a month. In fact, I think just about everyone should take a break from drinking at least…4 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Becky DingwellRediscovering fanfiction while the world is burningIn fanfiction, there’s a subgenre called “fix-it.”4 min read·Jan 12, 2021----
Becky DingwellCisgender adults: it’s past time we let Harry Potter goThis is less of an organized post and more of a brief rant. Folks, it’s time for us to Harry Potter go. It’s been time for months now.2 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
Becky DingwellOne mind divergedWhen I was in kindergarten, my teacher wrote on my report card, “Rebecca is very sensitive and her feelings get hurt easily.”4 min read·Nov 19, 2020----
Becky DingwellckyLove in the time of *gestures vaguely* all of thisOn Sept. 6, 2020, I married my partner of six years. It wasn’t the wedding we wanted, but it was the one we needed.2 min read·Sep 21, 2020----
