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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 monster. And a …

The Third Son, a Carpatho-Russian fairy tale, starts like the well-known parable of the talents. But this time, we're looking at …

Isn't empathy a good thing? Well, yes. In moderation. But we seem to live in a world where immoderate empathy is causing …

In this throwback episode, I officially get publicly and loudly angry about The Last Jedi. Seriously, though, paying homage to …

In this wide-ranging conversation with YA author Vesper Stamper, we talk about the power of story, the ways trauma can lead to …

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 …

You’ve heard me rant about bad storytelling before. And I will admit I have been a bit worried about the tendencies of both video …

C. S. Lewis's final novel Till We Have Faces is a novelization and adaptation of the Roman myth "Cupid and Psyche." Rather than …

In this episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar tackles the difficult task of addressing the war in …

In this first episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar explains his premise for the podcast. This isn't a …

This post originally appeared on September 29, 2020, on A Light So Lovely. I recently received a wonderful question from one of …