Journalist, blogger and father. Usually found in a Star Wars or anime tee-shirt. Obsessions include epic fantasy and model spaceships.
Since starting Raising a Rebel some ten months ago to coincide with the birth of my daughter, I’ve integrated myself into the Star Wars community like never before. While I’ve always had a special place in my heart for this fairy tale family saga, my interaction as a […]
Documentaries, interviews and opinion pieces capturing a slice of Star Wars fandom tend to have one thing in common – showcasing that first crop of fans from 1977. This, we’re led to believe, is the golden generation, fandom’s year zero, and with it comes a kind of superiority, […]
Being a parent is a learning curve, a slow study in how to look after a vulnerable little person. As they begin to crawl, climb and stand, the home becomes its own obstacle course with accidents lurking at every turn. It’s like living in a trash compactor with […]
Whether you’re a casual fan or full-on obsessive, few could have failed to notice the debut of Star Wars Resistance, the brand-new series from Lucasfilm Animation. Certainly, the complaints leading up to its airdate were loud enough. Some took exception to its anime-inspired cel-shaded visuals, which had more […]
When Elisabeth and I discovered we were having a baby, one thing became quickly apparent. The baby, be they girl, boy or intersex, was going to be raised a Star Wars fan. Towards the end of the pregnancy, the idea of starting ‘Raising a Rebel’ came to fruition […]
When The Phantom Menace arrived in theatres, it was met first with fervour as the expectation of sixteen years unspooled. What we consider the backlash came later (I wasn’t even aware people had a problem with Jar Jar until after Revenge of the Sith). Perhaps the most prevalent […]
This post was originally published over at Team Ahsoka as part of the site’s tenth anniversary celebrations of The Clone Wars. I have a confession to make. Yes, I run a Star Wars blog; yes, my daughter’s middle name is Amidala; and yes, I’ve got enough toy ships […]
Part of being parent is learning to be patient. For me it’s been a slow study, given I’ve all the patience of Anakin when trying to get onto the Jedi Council. There’s an expectation, too, that childhood developments will arrive one at a time – the first tooth; […]
I wanted to take a moment to talk about Star Wars fatigue. It’s something I’ve suffered of late and, I’m sure, an issue you’ve also contended with at some point or another. But first, let me clarify by what I mean by fatigue. I don’t mean that there’s […]
Lately I’ve been thinking not only about the consequences that my current actions will have on my daughter, but also my past behaviours. For want of an all-encompassing term, I’ll use ‘retrograde responsibility’ which I’ll define as feelings of guilt over things years past. Specifically, actions which may […]
