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Shintoism and Folkloric Wartime Propaganda: Momotaro and World War Two
During my last year before I graduated from the University of British Columbia, I had the opportunity to attend a World Mythology class. Although most of the class was dedicated to defining mythology and pre-religious belief systems and classical mythological texts such as the Enuma Elish, I did have the opportunity to study Japanese mythology and folklore as part of my personal projects. One such project was my essay Shintoism and Folkloric Wartime Propaganda: Momotaro and World War Two.
Dragons of Yumihari #3 – Kagi Dragons
“Kagi” is the term for this species used by the Ishoki people, those who lived in Seiryuu before the warlocks came and claimed the land as theirs. Colloquially, Kagi dragons are also called Sky Whales for their whale-like shape that differs quite a bit from traditional dragons but marks their capacity for flight, unlike true whales. This species is all but unknown to the Seiryan people as they dwell in areas where spirit energies are extremely powerful, which tends not to be in Yumihari at all. The Channel of Stars and other places in the cosmic sea—the Nightmare—are such examples.
On Ghostwriting
I write significantly more words a year than I publish. For the last few years, I’ve easily reached a million words a year, often leaping and bounding over that desirable number without a second thought.
And yet only a fraction of those words are ones you’ll ever read. Why?
Because they belong to someone else.
The Externalization of Mental Health: Key Thoughts From A Dragon Will Rise
I knew long before I wrote the first word for A Dragon Will Rise that the book would continue my series’ commentary on mental health, but that this story would be unique. It is not a tale about the monsters of doubt and fear in your head or about the creatures that come in the dead of night to tear away your willpower and burrow eggs of self-loathing in your skull. This story is about a woman who has lived through it all and has made it out on the other side, on the path to recovery toward happiness and wholeness.
But not everyone around her travels the same path.
Ark Adventures: The Premature Death of a Beloved Spinosaurus
Boy what a mess we’ve gone through in our Ark Survival playthrough! Every day brings us closer to our goal of beating all of the bosses in the storyline, but the best way to get there? Shenanigans, of course!
Why I Like The Legend of Korra More Than Avatar: The Last Airbender
This is probably pretty blasphemous to say, but I liked The Legend of Korra more than the original Avatar: The Last Airbender show for a lot of reasons. Despite the show's obvious flaws that fans of the franchise are typically quite loud about, the show also has a lot...
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