Rachelle Scott
Bio
Passionate writer who refuses bookaholics anonymous despite the fact that my bookcases take up 90% of my living space.
Stories (4/0)
What is Queer Fiction?
Tipping the Velvet: Queer Fiction Sarah Waters’s novel, Tipping the Velvet, focuses on main character Nancy Astley’s quest for self-identity and love. Although this novel has officially been labelled simply fiction, it has also been assigned many sub-genres, such as erotic romance, and historical fiction; however, the novel only meets the full criteria of the queer fiction sub-genre.
By Rachelle Scott3 years ago in Pride
"That" Girl
How in the world could somebody not know whether or not they’d been raped? Before you judge me, you should know who you’re talking to. I was never that girl. You know, the one who goes out with friends, laughs in the hallway, or gets all the teen gossip. I was the girl who hid her smile (when I had one) behind a book. I was the girl who never talked; the one whose voice was barely louder than a whisper; the ghost. I was the girl who was always overweight and never on-trend; the one who wore adult-sized clothes in middle school, and always looked like an old woman; the easy target. I was the one who never got a valentine, never went to prom, and never had an in-person relationship longer than two months. So, when it happened, my first thought was it isn’t possible. My second thought was, whatever happens next, it’s your own damn fault.
By Rachelle Scott3 years ago in Journal
Freedom in the Darkness
“Somewhere there are free People: they are laughing; they are happy; they are blonde and the dark haired man is hoping at least his children will be.” In Alice Walker’s poem All the Fast Car Ads Look Crazy Now, it seems this man is unhappy due to his appearance. However, at the core of this stanza is an underlying theme: freedom lies within. While she has written about many topics over the years, this theme seems to be central to all of Walker’s works. In fact, the same theme is found in The Color Purple, her most acclaimed novel.
By Rachelle Scott4 years ago in Geeks
