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Bekka King

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Bekka King narrates semi-biographical tales and reflections, spun off from her real-life memoir "Tales of a Tone-Deaf Walrus". Tales and reflections are of multifarious topics, allowing her to flirt with an assortment of life fantasies. Why keep one's feet planted in a single version of one's life when so many versions can be dreampt?

Novellas spun-off from "Tales of a Tone-Deaf Walrus" include "Uncharted Passage: Toward New Realms" and other pending short stories.
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Bekka King I deal with writer's block - or the potential for it - by taking breaks from working on any single piece continuously. Taking a break and then coming …moreI deal with writer's block - or the potential for it - by taking breaks from working on any single piece continuously. Taking a break and then coming back allows me to look at a piece with a fresh perspective. It also gives time for new ideas to mentally develop "in the background."(less)
Bekka King A series of novellas spun off from my most recent (and pending) memoir, Tales of a Tone-Deaf Walrus. Each novella is a semi-biographic reflection on t…moreA series of novellas spun off from my most recent (and pending) memoir, Tales of a Tone-Deaf Walrus. Each novella is a semi-biographic reflection on topics of her choice, allowing her to flirt with an assortment of life fantasies.
The first spin-off novella is now available: "Uncharted Passage: Toward New Realms" Crossing continents, she finds herself crossing states of being. This college student transcends knowledge limits that she seeks to understand. Themes: coming of age, the supernatural, Irish fantasy, and other personal meanderings.(less)
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Playing the Hand We’re Dealt

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Presenting Nature in Western Literature: A Look at Juxtaposition

In western literature, we sometimes find nature to be used as a psychological analogy for “where the wild things are” – the edge of civility where we project our fears.  In Harry Potter, for example, students at Hogwarts are banned from entering the “Forbidden Forest” located at the edge of the “safe” Hogwarts campus.  All manner of wild, scary things are said to be there and – as Harry, Hermione,

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“A great aspect of being an author is researching interesting topics for the stories I write. What's not to love?”
Bekka King

“A good ‪writer‬ renders a character onto the written page so vividly that the ‪reader‬ sees the character, becomes the character.”
Bekka King

“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”
Albert Einstein

“A good ‪writer‬ renders a character onto the written page so vividly that the ‪reader‬ sees the character, becomes the character.”
Bekka King

“A great aspect of being an author is researching interesting topics for the stories I write. What's not to love?”
Bekka King

“I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.”
C. S. Lewis

“So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa

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