Beautiful Dreamer
Rose vines reach for Lydia.
The Ongoing Relevance of Fairy Tales
More important than the origins of tales, though, is the fact that they are still here and still relevant.
Apologia, on Forked Tongue
dragons dream with our eyes open
Blood, Bone, and Water
The hedge is a dark mass on the horizon, heavy with scarlet roses.
Democracy and Science Fiction
On or about April 1978, the division between popular art and critically acclaimed art solidified.
syndrome()
Galaxies watch as I float and blink and float unblinking.
Toward True Moral Complexity
Disposing of the idea that protagonists must be virtuous and good is far easier and simpler than contemplating what they should be instead.
The Fox’s Lover
There is no need to wait in the weeping wind.
But First It Is Sung
It is not enough merely for the universe to be: it must also be shared.
nightlove
now, the moon washes her skin in stars
Dream, Wish, Kaleidoscope
The obsessions of the father seep into the son.
Reviving Magic in Fiction
Caught in the malaise of a disenchanted world, true magic should matter more than ever to us.
Hands Like Wings, Dancing Upon the Air
It was after his death the stories started getting told.
The Lighthouse
Vita lay on a cold slab of stone, feeling disappointed with death.
Cyberpunk, Hopepunk, and Beyond
Stories pursue truth.
Walking in the Starry World
how our village is not small / but vast, how we are made of light
Prometheus, at the End
The eagle never fails to come.
Metaphor and Speculative Fiction
All fiction is to a certain extent metaphorical.
Escaping the AI Wasteland
The fact that this AI discourse is so widespread testifies to an increasing inability to define the act of artistic creation.
Driftwood
I’m on this beach, and I think I might be dead.