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

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

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A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

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This is a group for people who enjoy all types of supernatural fiction (scary or not), set in our own world: ghost stories, vampires, witches and sorc ...more

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A place for fantasy authors to congregate. We discuss fantasy concepts, the writing process, and related ideas. Creative and stimulating dialogue!

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