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The Craftsman’s Workshop: Slow Productivity and Better Stories

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The Consolation of Fantasy

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Fantasy for Our Time: Surviving the Dark Forest: Lessons from Liu Cixin’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece

February 20, 2025

What if the universe isn’t just vast and indifferent but actively hostile—a cosmic battlefield where silence is survival? Welcome, friends, to an…

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Fantasy for Our Time: Inside the Kotarverse: Slow Productivity & Stories Worth Dying For

February 20, 2025

This is a special repost of one of my Craftsman’s Workshop Patreon streams, where I dive deep into a pivotal question: What…

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Fantasy for Our Time: Cantos of Arcadia: Crafting America’s Post-Apocalyptic Myth

February 20, 2025

🔥 Imagine America’s collapse into myth. Today, we’re exploring “Cantos of Arcadia”—my sci-fi project that merges epic story, future-archaeology, and existential dread….

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Fantasy for Our Time: Canon in Sci-Fi? The Case for Shards of Honor and The Vorkosigan Saga

February 20, 2025

Join me as I dive into Shards of Honor, the first book in The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold! 🚀💫  From…

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Fantasy for Our Time: Adrian Tchaikovsky on Giant Spiders, Sci-Fi, and the Unexpected Success of Children of Time

February 20, 2025

Welcome, fellow book lovers and sci-fi enthusiasts! In this video, I have the absolute pleasure of chatting with none other than Adrian…

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Fantasy for Our Time: The Art of Fantasy, Grimdark, and Tolkien’s Vision: Why We Keep Escaping Into These Worlds

February 20, 2025

Hello, fellow wanderers! 🌟 In this video, we’re diving deep into the heart of fantasy and the curious intersection between Grimdark and…

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