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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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“A great aspect of being an author is researching interesting topics for the stories I write. What's not to love?”
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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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“So many books, so little time.”
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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

Fantasy Authors — 3 members — last activity Jan 27, 2016 05:40PM
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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A discussion of women in literary science fiction.

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The aim of this group is to understand the universe. We are interested to discuss books about science and fiction that is related to the exploration o ...more

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Share your love of the Irish! This is a group where you can find or recommend romance novels that possess Irish elements. Whether it’s a foreign woman ...more

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