A nostalgic look at the popular fantasy tropes that define the genre and why they still seize our imagination. You ever hear a story and think, I’ve seen this before? The farm boy who turns out to be the lost prince. The scrappy orphan who, surprise, is the key to…
Transformation is often imagined as something poetic, something endowed with purpose. But what of the changes that bring only ruin? What about the slow unraveling, the spaces left behind, and the silence that settles like dust? For a recent humanities course, I was assigned to write a passage from The…
“The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear…
There are creatures of legend, and then there are dragons. The beasts of fire and sky, the lords of ancient hoards and prophecy. To speak their names is to summon something old, something primal, a force woven into the marrow of our collective mythos. I have always loved dragons, though…
The Lord of the Rings has held a special place in my heart for many years. I’d like to share a few of my favorite quotes from the masterpiece. This quote reminds me that even in the midst of darkness, there is still beauty and goodness to be found. It speaks…
Dragons have captivated the human imagination across various cultures, each interpreting these creatures in uniquely fascinating ways. In Europe, legends of dragons are immortalized in stories such as Saint George’s heroic conquests or the cunning dragon Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien’s revered The Hobbit. Journeying to the East, one finds a…