Category: world building
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More on Restoration Week
Another national holiday coming up, so here’s more on my imaginary national holiday. The guiding principles of Restoration Week are: Remembrance, Duty, Courage, Sacrifice, Faith, Commitment, and Hope. Each ideal got its own day. Here’s a bit about each, couched as elementary explanations that might be used in a children’s civics class.) Day One: Remembrance: Begin by remembering that we…
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Making up Holidays is no party
Thursday. My self-assigned “post about world-building” day. It’s also Thanksgiving in the United States, a holiday devoted to overeating, family strife, and promoting national mythology at the expense of historical fact. In recent years, consumer hysteria and socio-economic inequality have bubbled up into that poisonous mix. Not that I have any personal issues with Thanksgiving or holidays in general. Oh, no. I might…
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Rough Passages: A Guest Post by K.M. Herkes
Ever wanted to know more about the first time superpowers appeared in my Rough Passages world? Now’s your chance. Read on… Why is it a reblog? Because Em Ray invited me to take over her blog one day this week. How could I refuse? I love the fascinating and action-packed Rothganar stories (and adore the lovely background tidbits that…