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“The Rowan Tree Dragon”
Story credit to Eileen Budd and The Druid’s Cauldron on Instagram In the middle of a loch, there is an island and in the middle of that island is a Rowan Tree. This tree is very special because the berries … Continue reading
The Stories of Abandoned and Forgotten Places
Imagine your home. All the living memories you have of it, all its little quirks. Now imagine it after you are gone. Maybe your grandkids moved in, or perhaps, a stranger now lives there. But imagine even further ahead, to … Continue reading
A Lost T.V. show from 1993
“Cadillacs and Dinosaurs” is a show that combines two passions I never would have thought of, cars and dinos. Created by Steven E. de Souza (based on the comics of Mark Schultz), this animated story takes place in the far … Continue reading
Evolution of Dystopian Literature
A dystopia is a society that is an opposite of a utopia, i.e. a society where everything is bad, usually with an over-controlling corrupt government. In literature, dystopias are reflective of the time they were written in. From Ray Bradbury’s … Continue reading
Something Wicked (Cool) This Way Comes
For the first time in 50,000 years, a comet will be passing by our little planet. A comet is a ball of ice and rock that is caught in our Sun’s gravitational pull. Some, like Halley’s Comet, can be seen … Continue reading
Map Drawing and World Building in Stories
A common part of fantasy novels is to include a map of the world where the story will take place before the chapters begin. This is a great way to help immerse your readers into the reality of the world … Continue reading
The Book of Patrons Project
Stories are the foundations of our world, and many of them go untold to the masses. Small bits of wondrous knowledge, unique ideas of inspiration, and experiences that are lost to time. This project is an attempt to preserve … Continue reading
Obscure Music
One of my favorite past times is finding unheard of music. Music is a form of story telling that can take the listener on a journey just as much as a well written book. My taste in music covers a … Continue reading
Hard World Building vs. Soft World Building
There is a lot of factors in writing a fiction/fantasy novel that keeps the reader immersed in the world the writer creates. The two main ways that these are expressed in a story is through Hard World Building and Soft … Continue reading
My Octopus Teacher
A fascinating documentary of the nature photographer Craig Foster and his incredible journey in the shallow kelp forests in the Atlantic Ocean by South Africa. A stunning story of scientific and self discovery through the eyes of an unlikely teacher, … Continue reading