Tag Archives: Granny Weatherwax

Wintersmith: Terry Pratchett’s Mythic Showdown and a Good Winter Read

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love the Tiffany Aching character within Terry Pratchett‘s imaginative and expansive Discworld, though I found this book a little slow in the middle. Though anatomy majors will do better, … Continue reading →

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From the Mouths of Atheists: Faith Lessons from Terry Pratchett

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

In creating the Discworld, Terry Pratchett set for himself an interesting problem for an atheist of his era: he created a world where gods are a reality. From an artist’s perspective, this is no particular problem at all. Pratchett made what … Continue reading →

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Terry Pratchett’s Topsy-Turvy Witches

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

At Mythcon last year, a bright young scholar said that she thought that Granny Weatherwax is the alter ego of Terry Pratchett—not in personality, but in her wry, upside-down, “limit evil” approach to life in this strange world. At least, … Continue reading →

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