Journal — Catherine F. King

The Fionavar Tapestry

Anyone who ever read a Guy Gavriel Kay novel and said, “This is really good, but what if it were less political and more action-packed?” I’m glad to say the book for you exists, and Kay wrote it: The Fionavar Tapestry.

CriticismCatherine KingMarch 17, 2026books, book reviews, the fionavar tapestry, fantasy, guy gavriel kay

The Boy and the Heron: There's a New Hamlet in Town

This analysis discusses SPOILERS for The Boy & The Heron

Catherine KingDecember 23, 2023film talk, animation, studio ghibli, analysis, meta, media Comment

Barbie at the Gates of Time

I had the idea to write about Barbie as goddess figure in popular culture. Little did I know the connection would go deeper than I expected…

My WorkCatherine KingAugust 10, 2023film talk, barbie, greta gerwig, feminism, goddess

Climate Change in Fiction, Pt 2

Criticism, Current EventsCatherine KingNovember 2, 2022climate change, book reviews, books, reading

LeakyCon 2022 Presentations

’m honored to do two presentations at this year’s LeakyCon West in Denver, Colorado.

Here are links to download the slides for the presentation for reference by attendees or anyone who can’t make it to the presentation.

Annotations Presentation “Annotation with The Boy Who Lived”

Fanfic Presentation “Thematic Harmony in Fanfic & Canon”

My WorkCatherine KingOctober 12, 2022LeakyCon

Climate Change in Fiction, Pt 1

Criticism, Current EventsCatherine KingSeptember 13, 2022theater, essay, current events, television, books

All the Faith You Can Buy

Current EventsCatherine KingMay 2, 2022spirituality, religion, goddess, personal, freeform, essayComment

Leaving Childhood: The Golden Compass & I

Reading ListCatherine KingMarch 9, 2022his dark materials, the golden compass, freeform, hbo, books, book review, reading, philip pullman, television

The Ninety-Ninth Bride: Back in Print

My WorkCatherine KingJanuary 24, 2022reading, the ninety ninth bride, fantasy, fairy tales, retellings, my work

Why Los Angeles Needs Movie Theaters

Catherine KingDecember 9, 2021film talk, los angeles, essay, movies, freeform

The Princess Bride & the Melting Pot

Catherine KingOctober 8, 2021william goldman, film talk, analysis, freeform

A Pacifist at Troy

Current EventsCatherine KingAugust 28, 2021essay, freeform, america, current events

Witch is a Word for Target

Catherine KingMay 29, 2021witches, internet culture, freeform, prose

Sound & Silence in the COVID Age

Current EventsCatherine KingApril 27, 2021journal, covid, silence, sound, listening

The Red Pen: Little Women Edition

CriticismCatherine KingMay 15, 2020film talk, movies, criticism, the red pen Comment

Good News and Good Spooks

Current Events, Reading ListCatherine KingSeptember 13, 2019books, horror, autumn, fall, halloween

Marginalia, or, How I Learned to Stop Grudging and Love Annotation

Humor, CriticismCatherine KingJune 15, 2019high school, annotation, writing, reading, books, humor

Discworld Witches and Agency

CriticismCatherine KingApril 19, 2019essay, criticism, feminism, discworld, fantasy, terry pratchett

Paris, Always With Me

Poetry, Current EventsCatherine KingApril 16, 2019spirited away, hayao miyazaki, france, paris, grief, healing

Poetry: The Nymph and the Hipster

Poetry, HumorCatherine KingMarch 13, 2019poetry, poems