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Fantasy village with whimsical, steep-roofed cottages on a hill by a river. Stone bridge, mountains, and a peaceful, dreamy atmosphere.
My Favorite ThingsApril 4, 2025

My Favorite Things, Part 8.3: Improvements to Daily Life (Community)

In my capstone post on my favorite life improvements in speculative fiction, today I’m talking about community. Why Community? What’s the big…

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Cozy, moss-covered cottage in a forest setting with glowing windows and a large tree. Calm, magical atmosphere with soft, warm lighting.
My Favorite ThingsFebruary 7, 2025

My Favorite Things, Part 8.2: Improvements to Daily Life (Housing and Sanitation)

Picking up from my last post on my favorite improvements to daily life in speculative fiction, today I’m talking about housing and…

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My Favorite ThingsDecember 13, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 8.1: Improvements to Daily Life (Sleeping and Food)

One thing you have to know about me to understand the way I tick is that I’m an optimizer. That means as…

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Bronze statue of a bearded man holding a sword, inside a grand stone building. Photo credit: Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsSeptember 27, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 7: Paragons

In this latest installment in the series of posts about my favorite things in fiction, I’m going to talk about paragons. My…

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A stone walking bridge in a city at sunset, with fog coming up from the river. Photo Credit: Ryan Lum on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsJuly 19, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 6: Villains

In my next post on my favorite things to read and write in fiction, I’ll be discussing villains. Although, “favorite thing” is…

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A sprig of small flowers in a white, spouted cup on a white surface. Photo credit: Vivi Mimi on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsJune 28, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 5: “Soft” Heroines

In my introduction to this series on my favorite things in fiction, I listed “paragons” as number five, but I’m actually going…

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A man sitting on the ground in front of a majestic mountainscape. Photo credit: Anthony Tori on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsJune 14, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 4: Introspection

I can’t think of much to write about my fondness for introspection. It seems self-explanatory to me. So this will actually be…

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My Favorite ThingsJune 7, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 3: Settings

One of my favorite things about fantasy is exploring fantastical settings, places that either would either be impossible on Earth or are…

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Two people standing forehead to forehead with the sun shining through the space between them. Photo credit: Atharva Dharmadhikari on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsMay 31, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 2.5: Romance (cont.)

Surprise! You just thought the last post was all I had to say on romance, ha. Well, sorry if it’s not one…

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Two shadowed people riding bikes, the one ahead reaching back to the one behind, with sunset goldened clouds behind them. Photo credit: Everton Vila on Unsplash.
My Favorite ThingsMay 24, 2024

My Favorite Things, Part 2: Romance

Last post, I began a new blog series on my favorite aspects of the fantasy books I like to read (and write)…

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