Feature Excerpt Dancing in Solitude By Clint Morrison Jr. • June 10th, 2021 Dance has a long history of media representation during and following “plague” years.
Collision Detection Countering COVID-19 Disinformation in Five Minutes or Less with Go Viral! By Ben Sailer • January 8th, 2021 Separating fact from fiction on the Internet and in the media is more difficult than ever. In the middle of a global pandemic, the consequences are potentially lethal. Could a simple browser game be part of the solution?
Collision Detection On Videogames, Accessibility and the Winter From Hell By Ben Sailer • December 10th, 2020 Videogames are more accessible than ever thanks to increased digitization. Facing what will be the harshest winter in a generation, this is a godsend that is easy to miss, but should not be taken for granted.
Self Insert Quarantine Fics By Amanda Hudgins • August 10th, 2020 When the entire world is on lockdown, even alternate universes start hitting closer to home.
The Heavy Pour Journal of a Plague Spring By Sara Clemens • July 15th, 2020 The world’s on fire, might as well write.
Rookie of the Year The Sleepover By Matt Marrone • June 11th, 2020 A 4-year-old’s request makes the insanity of the world fade for a bit.
Rookie of the Year The New York Times Bestseller List, July 25, 2021 By Matt Marrone • May 9th, 2020 If we make it through all this craziness, Matt predicts that next summer’s must-reads will definitely have a running theme.
Exploits Feature Godzilla is the Perfect Disaster Film for the COVID-19 Crisis By Bryn Gelbart • May 1st, 2020 “If we announce this too rashly the public will panic,” he says, “Our political life, economy and foreign relations will be plunged into chaos.”
