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Tag Archives: faerie
Faërie Stories in The Labyrinth: A David Bowie Tribute Post
David Bowie is dead. We woke up to the news as weather giants threw the sky against our windows and rocked the house in their rollicking. I had just been thinking about Bowie yesterday, but I suppose everyone has. He … Continue reading
Posted in Fictional Worlds
Tagged David Bowie, Escher, faerie, fairytales, fantasy, Fictional Universes, film, intertextuality, jennifer connelly, Jim Henson, Labyrinth, muppets, music, Ziggy Stardust
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A Scary Story-Within-A-Story by John Crowley
Many readers will know that I have a peculiar interest in the story within a story. Part of it comes with the discovery of “The Grand Inquisitor” in my early days. It remains my favourite nested story. I’ve blogged the … Continue reading
Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes
Tagged books, Chucky, faerie, fantasy, Halloween, Horror, John Crowley, literature, Little Big, Story Within a Story
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Elves and Fairies and Yokai, Oh My!
Originally posted on the traveller's path:
“Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.” – J.R.R. Tolkein Elves are fascinating creatures of legend, and their roots go deep into our history. And…
Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Discarded Image, faerie, fairy tales, Friday Feature, guest blog, J. Aleksandr Wootton, writing
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On a Picture by Chirico: A Proposal about the Creation of Narnia
What sorts of things was C.S. Lewis thinking about as he made the sudden turn to Narnia? When you look at the projects on Lewis’ desk, you would hardly guess that he would turn to a children’s fairy tale. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography
Tagged art, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Chirico, faerie, fantasy, Fictional Universes, lion the witch and the wardrobe, myth, Narnia, On Writing, Past Watchful Dragons, Poetry, The LeFay Fragment, The Magician's Nephew, Walter Hooper, writing
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Why is Merlin in That Hideous Strength?
I am writing a paper on C.S. Lewis and the Arthurian tradition for Sørina Higgins’ collection, The Inklings and King Arthur. As I trawl through the materials one common theme keeps coming back: How do we explain the sudden … Continue reading
The Meadow Mouse Story: A Postmodern Fairy Tale
I have a peculiar obsession with the story within a story. Part of it comes with the discovery of “The Grand Inquisitor,” my favourite nested story and an integral part of The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1880). I’ve blogged … Continue reading
NaNoEdMo… I think. Maybe… No, I’m Pretty Sure.
I won’t be participating in this year’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)–at least not in the usual sense. I know my writing habits. To do 1667 words each day–or 2000 words a day to account for pattern-breaking days–I need 2 … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged 3 Day Novel Contest, editing, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, faerie, fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien, NaNoEdMo, NaNoWriMo, On Writing, prewriting stage, Winston Churchill, writing, WWI
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