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THE POWER OF FANTASY
Great fantasy stories can be many things – a metaphor for our lives, hopes and struggles. Fantasy can also be a refuge. I want this site to be a place where you can share your experiences with fantasy; how it has helped you through hard times, inspired you to transform your surroundings through the power of ‘seeing with imagination’ and to envision a new future filled with possibility.
I believe in the power of fantasy to transform lives.
Note: This blog is a safe zone. A place where people of all ages and backgrounds can share their love of fantasy. No bullying or denigration of someone else’s thoughts and feelings will be tolerated. Let us support each other in our quests and journeys. Also, with respect, this is not a place for other authors to share their texts.
I will begin —
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My Quest
I am on a quest to find kindred spirits for whom fantasy is a vital part of their lives. This can take many forms; like waking to the fact that every-day life feels empty, something is missing, our imaginations are starved. Perhaps, like for me, fantasy stories have...
The Battle With ‘Ordinariness’
What was Fantasy for you today? Did you complete your assignment?…one was never given. It is not just about reading stories, it is about living them...being them. Every turn in the road is an opportunity to apply imagination. To Be. It goes ever on and on. Surely,...
Beyond The Fields We Know – Fantasy Prime
Beyond The Fields We Know - Fantasy Prime “Beyond the Fields We Know”. That is the recurring phrase in the work of one, Lord Dunsany. It is fitting that a writer who is considered to have lain the groundwork for modern fantasy, lived in a castle - Dunsany Castle -...
A Case of Fantasy
It was a Thursday, I remember that. I also remember the traumatic domestic environment we were in, my sister Alex and I. She was Inky, a plastic ocelot animal figure. I was Alli, an alligator. We played all night, into the morning, skipped school and played some more....
Lloyd Alexander
There are many authors who have been important to me, but one stands out. Lloyd Alexander. His books, “The Chronicles of Prydain”, are among my favorites. When I was young they helped see me through dark times. When I was older, I sat on...
Awakenings
Something is awakening. It has been coming on for awhile, perhaps years, growing like a weed through a crack in pavement. Where has it gone? That feeling of magic…of endless possibilities? I am happy to tell you that it is still there. For me, the best place to...
The Power of Fantasy – Emerging Into Life.
You are, let’s say, emerging from childhood to preteen years or beyond. You are disappointed with what you see around you. Something is missing. Things seem dull…grey, ordinary. Your imagination is starving. So you turn to fantasy, the deeper stories…filled with...
