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Fairytales are Not Fantasy
The matter of fairytales is the experience of living one’s life under the eye of heaven.
Nov 9
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September 2024
The Irresistible Girl
She has been a staple of our literature from the beginning.
Sep 30
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Stories and the Moral Weight of Action
Stories involve the decision to act in particular cases and that decision has a moral weight all its own which is the particular concern of fiction.
Sep 2
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July 2024
The Chronicles of Narnia, Ranked
Because sometimes clicks must be baited
Jul 25
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June 2024
Promethean vs. Lapsarian Fantasy
It is always about power, but can power be mastered?
Jun 29
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May 2024
The Rehabilitation of Dragons and the Half Life of Symbols
Symbols are one of the most powerful aspects of language, but if you were ever set a quiz on symbolism in English class, you probably learned to despise…
May 26
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April 2024
Art is how minds hold hands
Why I'm Not Worried About Chat-GPT
Apr 13
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March 2024
Flattening the World and Why Stories Matter
An open letter to Katy Carl
Mar 28
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February 2024
Must Popular Fiction Stand Alone?
In our fractured culture, is it possible?
Feb 12
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January 2024
On Seeing Spirits in Literature
A Response to Katy Carl
Jan 22
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December 2023
Beauty and Knowingness in The Last Unicorn
It is a brilliant work, but does it meet this moment?
Dec 6, 2023
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November 2023
On Seeing in Literature
Stories shape how we see the world and how we value it
Nov 20, 2023
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