Whatever happened to the good old days when we recognized that some things are ugly, some things are monsters and you can't fix …
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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: 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 it possible for …
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Seven Typical Russian Gestures
Recently, a friend and I had a long overdue lunch. The food was good (Burmese), the company lively, and the conversation fruitful. …
Seven Ways Russians Used to Celebrate the Coming of Spring
As I’ve begun to delve deeply into my second novel, I’m considering using the time of the year as a contrast to the characters’ …
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How the Legend of Prester John Influenced Slavic Mythology
Did you know that Columbus was looking for a mysterious Christian king of India when he stumbled upon the New World? Most people …
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The Red Knight
The Red Knight by Miles Cameron My rating: 4 of 5 stars Chivalry is oddly in vogue these days. The ideals of the Code of …