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Diamonds in the Dirt
How Brent Weeks synthesises my conceptions of traditional and contemporary Fantasy in 'The Ka'kari Codex'.
Sep 5
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Peter Harrison
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Identity in Winter's Exile
A reflection I gave at a Winter Solstice celebration earlier this year.
Aug 8
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: Phantasy and Faërie
The seeds that are planted at night; the stories that grow while we sleep (feat. the forefathers of modern Fantasy, J R R Tolkien and George MacDonald…
Jun 7
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Peter Harrison
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Vampires, Lent and the Sabbath-Moon
Reflecting on the process of writing and recording 'The Lay of Princess Lune'.
Apr 27
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Peter Harrison
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The Paradox of an Autumnal Easter
Celebrating the harrowing and renewing of the world at precisely the wrong time of year.
Apr 19
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: World-Building and Myth-Making
A fantasy focussed reflection on entertainment and sense-making (feat. J R R Tolkien and Matthieu Pageau on myths, recreation, bones and blood).
Feb 15
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Peter Harrison
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Lúthien Beloved
Home-thirst in Tolkien's 'Ælfwine of England' and C S Lewis's 'Perelandra'.
Jan 18
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: Sermons and Speeches
What makes a story seem preachy or propagandistic, and is preachiness always bad?
Jul 26, 2024
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: Point of View
In defence of the subjective omniscient, messy storytelling and the active author.
Jun 8, 2024
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: Invisible Frames
Contemplating one of the most important literary poses in speculative fiction.
May 18, 2024
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Peter Harrison
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On the Way to the Beginning: The Dark Before Dawn
Applying an anecdote, a few thoughts and a Chesterton quote to the idea of creative passion.
Feb 10, 2024
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Peter Harrison
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The Art of the Kookaburra
Beginning with celebration.
Dec 31, 2023
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Peter Harrison
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