I’m Erin – a writer who’s obsessed with media and what it says about us.
It takes up too much space in my brain, and now, I’m making that your problem too.
I write about how the media shapes us and why it matters.
Every piece of media you consume is saying something. Even the ones actively trying to say nothing. From class to gender to the nature of humanity, there are always things going on in the background. That’s what people mean when they say, “All art is political.” And personally, I’m incapable of watching a piece of media and moving on.
The thing that really gets my brain whirring is media and how it’s constructed. I love digging into how something is written, the message it’s trying to convey, and how effectively it’s pulling it off. It’s about what we can glean from the stories we’re consuming.
If you’re the kind of person who obsesses over the weird movie you just watched and believes that media is worthy of critical examination, you’re in the right place.
When I’m not working, I’m hanging with my family, practicing photography, or playing an absurd amount of Stardew Valley.
I live in New Hampshire with my three small sons. My favorites include indie video games, stories with emotional weight, and carefully designed filmmaking. I watch Spotlight and The Big Short at least once every couple of months, on top of reading quite a bit of romance. I’ve got an advanced degree in English, and I like to use it for this site.
Above all, music is what keeps me going. Truly, I listen to everything, and I am never without my headphones. Right now, I’m listening to Kingfishr, Kesha, and MARINA.