Tag: magical realism
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Mothing 101: Mothy Lit List
Mothing 101: Moths in Literature Welcome (or welcome back) to Mothing 101, my series of shallow dives into the rabbit hole of moth-related topics for the moth-curious. In this installment, I’m talking about moths in literature. In previous installments, I covered folklore and moth symbolism, so this is more like a semi-annotated reading list. I…
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Shiroki Sand Dunes Story Inspiration
My short story, “Shiroki Sand Dunes” is a modern-day magical realism story inspired by an ukiyo-e print made in the Edo period. This woodblock print, New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Ōji, was created by one of the masters of Ukiyo-e, Hiroshige Utagawa, around 1857. The Met Museum website has a great write-up…
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Looking for Some October Inspiration? Check Out These Hashtags and Challenges
A curated list of creative challenges and hashtags for creators and fans of Halloween and the spooky season of October.
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Spectoberquest23 Halloween Social Media Challenge
About Spectoberquest23 This series of prompts is designed for readers and writers to get to know each other. Share your ideas, your favorites or your work in progress. But this challenge isn’t only for readers and writers. Any creative or fan of the spooky season can join in! It was hard to come up with…