Tag: story inspiration
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Welcome to Mothing 101: A Very Basic Primer for the Moth-Curious
Welcome to Mothing 101 Welcome to Mothing 101: Various moth-topics selected by me, a non-entomologist interested in random stuff, mythology and symbolism and inspired by National Moth Week. Are you fluttering with excitement over this week-long moth-focused event? This year it runs from July 20th to the 28th. The National Moth Week website has some…
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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…