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Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions

Have you ever felt the urge to stand high up on a mountain, face a night of freezing cold, sleet and snow all the while staring heroically out into the distance? No? Well you obviously haven't read Rora then. Rora by James Byron Huggins I can remember when I first read this. The copy in… Continue reading Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions

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It is a good day to live – A Study of Points of View

I'm afraid I must be a rather morbid person as for the example in this little study of mine, I have a man who- well, read on and you will hear his tale told not once, not twice, but four times. Third Person, Subjective, Present tense: He sits on the bench and crosses his ankles,… Continue reading It is a good day to live – A Study of Points of View

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Really Quite Useful Things

Ever so often, I find some Really Quite Useful Things. Here are three: The Mythic Scribes Newsletter has never bombarded me with emails, but when their articles do pop up in my inbox, it is always an interesting read (have a peek at Racial Diversity in Speculative Fiction, for example). I've been subscribed to Helping… Continue reading Really Quite Useful Things

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He is swearing an oath to be warm

April's Chatterbox is here once more and the topic is Resurrection (in this case - a resurrection of hope and of fear. A big thank you for Rachel for hosting again). This month I have chosen to write of The Many Trials of a Blacksmith and the character of one Gufflocks Thomas, former advisor to… Continue reading He is swearing an oath to be warm