Kay Barrett
Bio
Playful wordsmith with a penchant for short fiction. I write horror, fantasy, and speculative stories--with some realistic fic sprinkled in!
For book & film reviews, check out my substack, Kay's Musings!
Stories (3/0)
My Mama's Crab Boil
Beads of sweat tickled my upper lip as I cycled to the neighborhood grocery store. With my knapsack strapped on tight, I sped by stationary mom-mobiles stuck in the dinner rush. Nashville’s relentless August heat threatened to sweat out my morale, but I was a girl on a mission. On this blistering evening, I had one duty: save Mama’s crab boil.
By Kay Barrett2 years ago in Fiction
What to Know About the Rise in Book Bans
In the States, we are experiencing a surge in book-banning. According to The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, over 330 distinct book challenges were reported to them between September 1 and November 30, 2021. For reference, there were only 377 challenges in the entire year of 2019.
By Kay Barrett2 years ago in Geeks
Why Spider-Man: No Way Home Works
Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS for Spiderman: No Way Home. Spiderman: No Way Home should not have worked. It bore all the signs of an over-hyped movie: star-studded cast, overwhelming publicity cycle, and a December release. At the UK premiere in Oxford, I ran into the theater buzzing with excitement, but one of MJ’s (Zendaya) lines also spoke to a nagging suspicion:
By Kay Barrett2 years ago in Geeks
