Category Archives: Fiction

Heroes are Better than Villains

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

Villains are considered more interesting than heroes because materialism dominates modern thinking.

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Romance as Feminine Heroism

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

A few days ago, I wrote a post on why critics tend to dislike the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, or the quirky female who raises a male protagonist’s mood through wacky antics so that he could stop … Continue reading →

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Male Fantasies Rock

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

A few days ago, prolific author Adam Lane Smith put up a blog post defending the much derided “male power fantasy” as a worthy form of storytelling. In the post, he argues that such fantasies encourage men and boys to … Continue reading →

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Books Preserve Culture

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

In the past few days, I had frustration with a series of short stories I wrote. They didn’t work as effectively as I had hoped; I thought to myself “No one will read my book because no one reads anymore,” … Continue reading →

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Why the Fairy Tale Is Fractured

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

L. Jagi Lamplighter, wife to great sci-fi author John C. Wright and a talented editor in her own right, has written a series of blog posts describing her fascination with fairy tales — and lamenting their subversion in the modern … Continue reading →

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New Book Alert: Wretched Son by Jon Mollison

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

From the keyboard of Jon Mollison comes a tale of post-apocalyptic survival. Civilization has fallen, yet life goes on. What choices are there for a guy to make? Will he ever live in comfort, or will he have to fight … Continue reading →

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I Watched RWBY

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

I watched RWBY over the past week to see if it was as bad as people sometimes say. I’ve heard so much about this show, but I had never actually seen it until recently. I am now current on the … Continue reading →

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Your Duties as a Writer

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

I have compiled a list of duties that I and every other writer must follow if we are to be taken seriously. While I must confess, that I have fallen far short of many of these things, it does not … Continue reading →

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The Stories the Woke Crowd Doesn’t Want You Reading

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

Let’s do an anthology of work. Let’s have it be 100% free of charge if e-book, and sold at a low price if paperback. But let’s not make it just any old anthology — let’s make it an anthology of … Continue reading →

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To an SJW-Free Future

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Rawle Nyanzi

When we write, we understandably focus on the here and now: Is it good? Will it sell? Will anybody even like it? We release it, and we think about it as just throwaway entertainment that no one will care about. … Continue reading →

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