Namárië, Ada
I guess it’s about time I talk about my Dad. Tonight marks one month since I went to the hospital and saw my old world was gone forever. I still can’t spend too long on this now, but I have reached a point I can talk about what my...
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Fairy Tales vs The Cynics
Have you ever had the following conversation? You: “Well, my favorite story is [favorite epic where the ending is either happy or bitter sweet].” Other person: “You can’t be serious.” You: “What? It’s a great story. The characters are amazing, there are great plot twists, and it was inspiring.”...
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Does HISHE Have a Point Concerning Lord of the Rings?
First off, I realize that the HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) YouTube channel deals in movies, not books, and that the Lord of the Rings movies took quite a few liberties with the source material (for those who have not seen the HISHE vid, you can watch it...
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Lessons from Writing my First Manuscript
I knew I wanted to start my own Fantasy series after I began my Junior year at college. I was pursuing my English degree and thought, “I can do this. I don’t know how well I can do compared to my heroes, but I can write, and I’m fairly...
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Returning to Our Reality with Treasure from Another
A Reflection on the Power of Subcreation in Sci-Fi & Fantasy After Watching 1st Time Viewers See/Hear the Most Famous Line in Star Wars. (“No; I am your father.”) A little backstory. I was wasting my time watching YouTube videos – specifically, “The Nostalgia Critic” and his “Top 11...
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Why You Should Read Old Classics… Even (Read: Especially) Once You Are No Longer In School
“Friendship… is born at the moment when one man says to another ‘What! You too? I thought that no one but myself…'” –C.S. Lewis I get it. I really do. Back in our school days, especially during high school, we had to read old books that seemed so far...
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Could Reading Fantasy and Sci-Fi Ease America’s Political Tension?
Reflections on how the American people could benefit politically from reading Fantasy and Sci-Fi after the most watched presidential debate in American history....
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In Fantasy…Reality!
A quick blog discussing the unique importance and value of Fantasy and Sci-Fi writings in the world of Literature....
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