seanessay.com I am forever awed by the beautiful competency of television executive Joss Whedon’s handling of the death of Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (BtVS) I’m impressed, for one thing, that I’m not spoiling the plot, for any new viewers, by writing this essay, since Joss foreshadows her demise right from the first […]
Fitting in to College
A US college student, who’s blog I follow, titled her piece: I regret to inform you all that I miss high school. Athena Scalzi, on her blog Whatever, (Dec 16, 2020) received 87 comments, most of them lengthy, over two days. Her readers are mostly older nerds and science fiction fans. Smart, I mean. Yet […]
Death of Anya
seanessay.com a music video essay It’s been over 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first aired, but if you still plan to finally watch it someday then be warned: This essay is like the forward to an English literature book such as Anna Karenina—revealing Anya’s story. I wrote it intending that, as Buffy says […]
About Me, in My Own World
Posting every five days, on the fives, all my essays will be up to 900 words. (some exceptions apply) Of course I am “proud to be a member of society.” Of course I realize “belonging and membership” is my responsibility, but I have seen things… Years ago I had the joy of being in a […]