Ames | Realizing You Have A Crush

Butterflies and ReligionIn episode five of The Crush Chronicles Podcast, we welcome Ames (they/them), an aspiring screenwriter with a focus on Asian-American film studies and queer storytelling, a donut lover, and an avid reader.Ames is soft-spoken but has many philosophical ideas and thoughtful insights behind that voice. In this episode, we get into the nitty-gritty of butterfly-inducing moments and ask, “Can religion weave its way into the realm of the crush?”If you’d like to connect with and follow Ames, you can find them on YouTube @reeltakes to check out their video essays.Although you do not have to have read the story of Blaine (Epiphanies and Butterflies)—of which this episode’s topics were inspired—to enjoy the show, you can read it here if you would like to: Epiphanies and ButterfliesDon’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss a thing. If you like what you hear, please consider buying me a coffee. Both the newsletter and the podcast are 100% produced by me and me alone, so any cup of coffee helps. You can also consider becoming a paid subscriber to my Substack, which will give you access to a bonus episode at the end of the season. 😲 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jitsie.substack.com/subscribe