Jordan E. Truemper

United Kingdom

storyteller, writer, library lover ☀️
currently completing an MA in Virtual and Extended Realities at UWE Bristol

Portfolio
Trans_Muted
10/06/2023
poem: red car, red heart

poem published in trans_muted journal, online in October 2023 and in their 7th issue in December 2023

Antagonizine
08/07/2022
Article: Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman: Storytelling in music biopics

With the Elvis biopic coming out this summer, I decided to take a trip down memory lane to the other two recent biopics of superstars of the music scene: Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody. The 2019 Elton John film has been one of my favourites since I first saw it, even though I wasn't a massive Elton John fan then. [...]

Antagonizine
06/12/2022
Article: Pride and Rainbow Capitalism

It's June again and that means it's Pride month. While this is a month for celebration and joy, it also carries many difficult topics for the LGBT+ community and is on the rise in recent decades, untangling a sea of corporations trying to profit from our community. [...]

Antagonizine
2022
1889, the universe

A poem published within the second issue of Antagonizine in 2022.

antagonizine
04/18/2022
Review: Our Flag Means Death

If you haven't seen or at least heard of Our Flag Means Death yet, you either don't use social media or you need to expand your sphere - seriously. The pirate romcom, with Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi in the lead, has quickly become one of the latest hypes on Twitter, Tumblr, and the like.

Antagonizine
04/14/2022
Article: The partial conversion therapy ban: What is it about and how did it come to this?

On March 31st, the government finally announced its plans to ban conversion therapy. Although late, it should still have been a cause for celebration. Instead, it has become yet another warning sign of how prevalent transphobia has become in the UK. Here is a run-down of what happened, why it happened, and why it's a cause for concern. [...]

Astral Projections
09/20/2021
"Be curious on your journey": a review of Outer Wilds

At first glance, Mobius Digital's Outer Wilds is a simple space exploration puzzle game. But it offers so much more than that and makes for a unique gaming experience that will stay with you for a long time.

Astral Projections
01/09/2021
"Let's boogie": A review of We Can Be Heroes (2020)

I finally watched Robert Rodriguez's We Can Be Heroes the other day. Although I was not a Sharkboy & Lavagirl or Spy Kids child, I find immense joy in this genre of film: Cheesy superhero films starring kids, made for kids. It was no different with We Can Be Heroes, which is a cheesy, fun...

Astral Projections
09/02/2020
"Yeah, but what if they were gay?"

On shipping, head canons, and LGBT+ fan cultures It's the summer of Samfrodo: the corona virus has given me loads of anxiety and even more free time on my hands. So, inspired by a Lord of the Rings rewatch and Molly Ostertag's hobbit summer, I've finally read the books, and my brain has been occupied...