Monthly Archives: September 2020

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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