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In a Certain Kingdom: The Third Son
The Third Son, a Carpatho-Russian fairy tale, starts like the well-known parable of the talents. But this time, we’re looking at it…
Fantasy For Our Time: Empathy vs Compassion – What Game of Thrones Gets Wrong (Among Other Things)
Isn’t empathy a good thing? Well, yes. In moderation. But we seem to live in a world where immoderate empathy is causing…
Fantasy For Our Time: Should We Be Inspired by the Masters or Subvert Them?
In this throwback episode, I officially get publicly and loudly angry about The Last Jedi. Seriously, though, paying homage to those masters…
Fantasy for Our Time: The Power of Story – A Conversation with Author and Illustrator Vesper Stamper
In this wide-ranging conversation with YA author Vesper Stamper, we talk about the power of story, the ways trauma can lead to…
Fantasy for Our Time: The Green Knight and the Secular Apocalypse
Generally, I like to focus on the ways that fantasy stories help form us and make us into better humans; but, is…
Fantasy for Our Time: The Best Epic Sci-fi of the Last Decade – An Interview with Christopher Ruocchio
You’ve heard me rant about bad storytelling before. And I will admit I have been a bit worried about the tendencies of…