moira, wigging. by Bridget Deirdre Phillips https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i moira is a liar. or an actress. maybe both. cast as the tragic love interest in her highschool production of hamlet, she dons ophelia's wig. suddenly, moira is not moira at all. so begins her sickly sweet confessional - magic, biphobia, fuck boys and girls abound. equal parts metafiction and memoir, "moira: wigging." is a study of performance - the wig, the artist, and what festers beneath. en-us 2023-11-26 23:19:50 UTC 2024-03-22 20:43:19 UTC hello@padlet.com content warning bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803529523 i am most interested in capturing a uniquely bisexual, a uniquely wounded individual in moira, the narrator. that being said, "moira, wigging." is not an empowerment piece, nor a mournful one. a representation of the jaded, often self-deprecating bi girl, it is funny. it is horror. and, hopefully: deeply, deeply sardonic. in turn, the topics listed below will be narrated flippantly, but written cautiously - in the spirit of a sensitive author. difficult topics in "moira, wigging." include:

  • internalized biphobia

  • gender dysphoria

  • sexual assault (only alluded to)

  • projected sexuality

  • misogyny

  • slut-shaming

if green-lit, i would like this project to include a trigger warning.

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vulnerable

dark

funny

somber

wicked

the adolescent rant put to poetry



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]]> 2023-11-27 05:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803537390 bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803541703 - have you read hamlet?

- i’m a chemical engineering major.

- i read it whenever i’m sad. it feels good to know that i’m not the only one who’s sad.


]]> 2023-11-27 05:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803541703 bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803547319 by now i’ve learned that it’s not enough to bleed and wear dresses and pretend to hate that special someone who killed you on the inside. to be a woman is to cover blisters with glittery bandaids.

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]]> 2023-11-27 07:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803632044 bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803634431 2023-11-27 07:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803634431 bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803639831 2023-11-27 07:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803639831 bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803641145 2023-11-27 07:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803641145 guiding questions bdeirdre https://padlet.com/bdeirdre/xq0n6qaohsg3wv3i/wish/2803657747 is theater a truthful practice? or a deceptive one?

how might one's trauma be minimized through the pathology of adolescent drama?

when might femininity become performative?

amidst the post-adolescent world of frat parties and porn, how might bi women navigate a misogynistic landscape?

is the performer, exaggerator, drama queen also a liar?


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