Category Archives: Stitch Bitch

Shelley Jackson’s “Stitch Bitch” is a piece that is hard to describe.  I attempted to explain its meaning to another and found myself stuttering and mumbling through phrases like hypertext and linear movement.  I could go on and on for … Continue reading →

Shelley Jackson covers a lot of information in her writing, “Stitch Bitch,” but what stood out to me in particular was her ideas on what I would call collaborative creativity. “Go write your own text. Go paint a mural. You … Continue reading →

As I started to read Shelly Jackson’s “Stich Bitch” I was very confused about just what she was talking about. I was able to grab one major point from the article though… she doesn’t like hypertext. At first I just … Continue reading →

So after reading Stitch Bitch I’m not entirely sure what I actually read.  But what I think I read was a quilt.  Much like the title of Shelley Jackson’s book, Patchwork Girl, this read like a quilt or hodgepodge of … Continue reading →

Well, well… Shelley Jackson. I thought Jodi Picoult’s writing style was called “ADHD”, but I stand corrected.  You win. Mind over Matter I am Katie Mullins. And my story is a whale of a tale…so, call me Ishmael. I’m not … Continue reading →

I don’t mean to be a bitch, but you’re kind of a bitch… …To read. Shelley Jackson, Mary Shelley, or whoever actually sits behind that keyboard hyperactively pressing their clever little fingers into each key, shares with us a gripping, … Continue reading →

I found this weeks’ reading thoroughly interesting and surprisingly motivating.  Shelley Jackson, or possibly a monster imposter, makes some very interesting points and has a very stylized way of conveying them.  She would most likely balk at the idea of … Continue reading →

Well… what is there to say about Shelley Jackson’s “Stitch Bitch?” Jackson writes about her love for a non-linear story that the internet and hypertext allow and mimics this concept in her prose. Jackson’s article was enlightening, but difficult to … Continue reading →

Shelly Jackson’s Snitch Bitch was as intriguing as it was confusing and disorienting. The fact that this was written in 1995 is astounding, captivating and well before its time. She presents a general overview on non-linear narrative and creative storytelling. … Continue reading →

I agree with Shelley Jackson’s arguments in some cases, but her kind of hypertext writing can really overwhelm me because I feel obligated to read everything.  An example of a site I’ve come across lately that is exactly the kind … Continue reading →