orwyn's journal of fandom things

Week 1 is all about standalone media, so here are 10 pieces of art I love! I'm aiming for 10 different kinds of media, which was a bold choice but I pulled it off, even if some of them are different on a technicality.

1. Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (novel) — a British-Palestinian actress living in London visits her sister in the West Bank, where she is roped into playing Gertrude in a local production of Hamlet. One of my favorite books of all time.
2. Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole? by Isabel J. Kim (short story) — incisive, satirical, and highly awarded short fiction.
3. Tears For Fun by Griff (song) — I'm a lover of pop music and this one is so sparklingly melancholy and right up my alley.
4. Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar (poetry collection) — I have many favorite poetry collections, but this is a more recent favorite. Made me realize how autobiographical certain aspects of his novel Martyr! were.
5. They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib (essay collection) — I posted about this book online and someone replied that they believe Abdurraqib to be the best living American writer; I have a hard time disagreeing with that opinion.
6. Hitman (video game) — Maybe the first video game I ever truly loved. Immensely fun combination of stealth, silliness, and tension. Endless possibilities for creative problem-solving.
7. Hamlet is a Paladin by binary-bird (comic) — Part of my personality at this point.
8. Last Hope by Paramore (live performance) — I could not tell you how many times over the last ten years I've watched this. I find this song immensely comforting and the performance is beautiful.
9. Bliss Montage by Ling Ma (short story collection) — my faves from this literary & surrealist collection were G and My 100 Ex-Boyfriends and I Hang Out Every Day.
10. Lasers & Feelings (TTRPG) — I've run variations on lasers and feelings multiple times and I love that it's concise, easy to pick up, and super flexible.