Sour Cherry with Natalia Theodoridou

About this episode

Natalia Theodoridou discusses his Bluebeard retelling and its themes related to abuse and patriarchy.

Natalia Theodoridou discusses his fever dream of a Bluebeard retelling - about the choice and non-choice of those stuck in cycles of abuse, the power of fairytales, and the toxicity of the patriarchy. He also examines choice and character arcs in interactive fiction, and how his landscape has informed his writing.

People in this episode

Guest: Natalia Theodoridou

Topics covered

• Bluebeard retelling
• cycles of abuse
• fairytales
• patriarchy
• interactive fiction

Keywords

• character arcs
• writing
• toxic masculinity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sour Cherry

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