hi, friend.
The Man Behind the Curtain and the Nome King
living things > stone
Why I think GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES belongs in the fantasy genre
When I looked at this story, it changed my understanding of the nature of fiction and it changed my values around the writing of fiction and fantasy.
Diffuse vs focused consciousness and what that feels like
Others can feel how you focus.
Looking for the inner King
Positive examples that have helped me ferret out a sense of my own masculine.
What I learned about Rhinemaidens (and why I didn't want to be one)
neither a dwarf nor a Rhinemaiden be
On Hair
Making connections between stories and the body.
The King, the Queen, and I
"Every story not only tells you about the chaos and the trouble, but it also tells you about the solution."
On ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS and THE CALL OF THE WILD
“As I lay there, I wondered what would happen to me if I went against the law of our tribe which forbade the making of weapons by women — if I did not think of it at all and made those things which I must have to protect myself.”