Krissy Rector

Krissy Rector is an American multi-disciplinary artist. She has studied music with Berklee College of Music, literary analysis with Harvard, and is currently continuing her education in comparative literature and intercultural studies at The University of Georgia. Prior to her academic pursuits she spent a decade in the entertainment industry working as an actress, dancer, and singer.

I am a storyteller, a translator of ideas and patterns.  I write across genres and employ literary analysis to explore the role narrative plays in shaping individuals and societies. 

Coming Home

There is a tempest at my back. Its furor pushes me forward into the murky grey night. The sun is a hostage holed up in a cloud saturated sky. I can’t distinguish firmament from sea. I keep my gaze fixed on the horizon hoping my eyes will draw out the blinking beam of the lighthouse tower but she stays veiled. You are my only hope now. The thunder roll echoes across the water and I hastily adjust my sails. The swells are as large as mountains now. Their cascading peaks gush over my sides. If

THE FUTURE SINGULARITY

The world of technology, creativity, and innovation is characterized by imagination, but underlying our efforts to engender our dreams lurks the fear of unwittingly contributing to our own demise. Around the world governments and non-governmental organizations alike are working on legislation to ensure the ethical advancement of A.I. Technology. Experts are unable to provide conclusive evidence to predict whether the singularity would be our greatest accomplishment or our ultimate destruction.

Why We Are Still Talking About Chris McCandless

When a zealot’s passion receives media attention it usually feels like a stale late-night re-run. Heavy eyelids catch glimpses of an age-old story; someone daring to challenge the status-quo. If the vigilante captures the public’s imagination, animated debates are triggered for a few short days, but inevitably the fantastic drowns in a deluge of everyday concerns and the zealot dissolves back into obscurity. However, sometimes a story appears that