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Let me share the five reasons Halloween is now lame: Trunk or treat is a travesty. Canvasing the neighborhood on Halloween was supposed to be a little scary: going to unknown homes in the dark and knocking on the door… taking candy from a stranger… inviting a “trick” instead of a treat. Trunk or treat …
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At the heart of the culture war surrounding Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power comes a timeless invitation for those willing to look deeper. The best characters in fiction aren’t a literal mirror of ourselves. Rather, they reflect our shared humanity—our limitations and weaknesses and our hopes and dreams. Today, as …
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Not everyone knows what a trope is, and that’s okay. Thankfully, there’s an entire site devoted to them you can get lost in for hours. But before you do, here’s a nice definition of tropes from the website: “A trope is a storytelling device or convention, a shortcut for describing situations the storyteller can reasonably assume the …
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Sometimes I wake up with weird things in my head. The other morning it was a poem. I’m not sure why, only that the sounds of the neighbor’s duck pulled me from my blissful slumber. Also, I think it means I need to get out more. The duck is mocking me again, Trumpeting his freedom …
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According to Plato we should prevent children from hearing “any casual tales which may be devised by casual persons… For a young person cannot judge what is allegorical and what is literal.” As a casual person who’s written causal tales, this sentiment has caused me a moment of reflection. As a philosophy major, I came …
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Are you one of the few who received a version of Bad Unicorn with a fairly substantial misprint? It’s likely less than 20 of these versions exist, so if you got to a particular chapter and started scratching your head, let me know. Aladdin will send you a new copy, and you can keep yours …
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The first foreign language edition of Bad Unicorn is now out and available in Polish. This makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside:
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This is the official page of Simon & Schuster author Platte F. Clark.
