Rainbow Ravenclaw

Together with a few friends, we started a blog project called tellerrandlos . It's in German and about everything we feel like writing about, though it is mostly on tv shows right now. I also finished reading Nimona, and absolutely loved it. I wrote a post (in German) about it here . I hope you decide to check it out :)

I have written before about my love for unusual storytelling. Specifically in the way of short stories that fit into the space of a tweet. And more and more users on twitter might not be users at all. There are bots that create all kinds of tweets: nice ones (wishing you a good morning), serious ones (reminding you that people are not illegal) or specific ones (retweeting everything about coffee). And there are also those that create stories. Or more specifically story ideas. Unlike the VeryShortStory, what a bot like MagicRealismBot creates seems more like a premises. An idea of what could be. And maybe what should be. This bot tweets every two hours. And admittedly, many of those tweets are quite banal. But the sheer amount of output produced seemingly makes it impossible not to create a few ideas worth noting. Reading those tweets also depends heavily on the recipient. With the idea presented, what can I and do I want to imagine. In a way the author is quite literally de

empower: fight like a girl is a collection of short stories written by female authors who are best known for their work on a variety of television shows. The title promises stories about female characters unafraid to fight their own battles which I found intriguing. Furthermore, the proceeds of the book are donated to the Lupus Foundation of America. And I should add that I own pretty much any book Jane Espenson helped create. So buying this collection was basically a no-brainer . The authors featured in the book are each named on the cover and have contributed a total of sixteen short stories to the book. What makes this especially interesting to me - except for the obvious feminist ideals - is the fact that the authors are largely known as television writers. This is noticeable through the stories. Some reference it overtly such as Jane Espenson's "INT. WOLF - NIGHT". In other cases like "Three Minutes" by Liz Edwards the build up and suspense created in