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In a Certain Kingdom: The Proud Bride
In “The Proud Bride,” we see the classic trope of the shrewish bride who is impossible to marry off (think King Thrushbeard…
Fantasy For Our Time: Secular Sci-Fi & The Transcendent
What does it mean to be human? How do we interact with the Divine or find meaning in a universe that sometimes…
Fantasy For Our Time: Violence & Catharsis in Fantasy Media
When is the violence we see on our screen or read in our books too much? There is no denying an increase…
In a Certain Kingdom: The Three Sons
When a mysterious old woman visits the house of three brothers, unexpected gifts begin to abound. But the greatest gift is sometimes…
Fantasy For Our Time: Cute Monsters and the Problem of Evil
Whatever happened to the good old days when we recognized that some things are ugly, some things are monsters and you can’t…
In a Certain Kingdom: Ivan the Peasant’s Son
Ivan, the third son of a peasant family, refuses to be left behind when his brothers go to war against a dragonish…