Tag: Fantasy
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National Old Rock Day
In Defense of the Patient Ones Today, January 7, is National Old Rock Day, which sounds like a celebration invented by geology professors and sentient mountains—but it turns out to be surprisingly relevant to how the world works, how stories work, and how some planets refuse to be rushed. Old rocks are not just “rocks…
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Mongolia, Metal, and the Languages We Invent to Understand the Stars
Today, December 29, is Mongolia’s Independence Day — a date that rarely appears on international calendars, yet carries a quiet, enduring gravity. On December 29, 1911, Mongolia declared independence from Qing rule, reclaiming sovereignty after centuries of external control. It was not a loud revolution. It was an act of remembrance — a return to…
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Happy Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
Depending on where you live, you’re reading this in a different moment than I wrote it — hours into my future, or hours behind my present. That’s its own quiet form of time travel. So, in the spirit of Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day, (happening on December 8), I’m hopping across those time…
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National Black Cat Day
Reflections from Princess Gracie, Narrator, Muse, and Reluctant Cover Model Greetings, dear readers and fellow admirers of feline refinement.It is I — Princess Gracie, royal household manager, literary narrator, and muse-in-residence for the Gnomeward Bound series. You might know me as the voice behind The Gnome with the Golden Hat, Gnome Too: The Gnome Grove…
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National Day on Writing
The Economics of Inspiration Today, October 20, is National Day on Writing in the USA, and I almost missed it!That’s why I’d like to take this opportunity to give you a quick sneak peak of one of my (currently) three works in progress — and show you the real world behind it. “Before your kind…
A Heep of Words: Books by Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane 