A textual but nonverbal argument delivered through the medium of a handmade patchwork quilt. Adapted from a presentation delivered at the Harry Potter Academic Conference at Chestnut Hill College, October 24, 2026. In 2024, Patrick McCauley gave a presentation here that he characterized as following the structure of a quilt. This thrilled me, since I’m
Quilts mean comfort and warmth and color. Quilts mean love. At a rough time for LGBTQ+ people, I’ve found that even when I feel depressed or frightened by current events, I still have the energy to quilt. Which is a good thing, because unlike some of my other self-soothing behaviors, such as eating junk food
Is it possible to continue to enjoy the Potterverse while the author continues making ever more strained statements about her anti-trans bigotry? On the one hand, I’m finding difficulty in my current attempts to reread the series, as my trust in the author is eroded. On the other hand, there are so many people whose
After J.K. Rowling’s declarations of anti-trans bigotry, many people left Harry Potter fandom in revulsion. Others rejected the author’s bigotry but asserted their right to retain their connections to the source material and, perhaps more importantly, to their own history and relationships within the fandom. As a gift to the HP fandom, artist Fox Estacado
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