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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: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Finding Meaning in Solitude

August 15, 2022

Welcome to the second episode in my series on finding resilience and courage during unexpectedly difficult times, all through the wisdom of…

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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Finding Your Mentor

August 8, 2022

In an age of information overload, we need, more than ever, to find someone to help us make sense of it all….

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Fantasy For Our Time: What Aragorn Can Teach Us About the Deep Life

August 1, 2022

One of the biggest questions of our age is what we are to make of ourselves in a post-pandemic reality. If we…

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Fantasy For Our Time: What the Lord of the Rings Taught Me about Embracing Difficulty

July 26, 2022

We all have questions about what is the right way to live. Popular narratives seem to push a worldview of self-preservation no…

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In a Certain Kingdom: Just Like Salt and Baba Yaga

July 22, 2022

Today we’re happy to share two shorter stories, one called “Just Like Salt” and the other the return of everyone’s favorite villain:…

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Fantasy For Our Time: The Last Kingdom and The Green Monk (Portrayals of Pagans vs Christians in Pop Culture)

July 18, 2022

I’ve noticed a trend in entertainment recently. It seems as though some strange anachronistic lens has been placed over history regarding faith…

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