I am thankful for a number of things, especially for a Monday. For one, I met with a colleague who has to work in another state for the same institution. It was wonderful and a surprise most pleasant. Continue reading “Update: A Modest Gratitude, A Short Tale Concluded”
Articles and resources on writing about other cultures, and decolonizing literature
In the process of modifying and editing my novel, I have been doing some research on some concepts that are relatively universal for stories while trying to slowly get away from a purely West-centric worldview. My original world setting will invariably be a hybrid setup, but I want to make sure while doing this, I have some not-human, while not-Western mythological inspired creatures done right while still connecting people to some familiar things. Continue reading “Articles and resources on writing about other cultures, and decolonizing literature”
To Be Not Forsaken
Cast out, desolate –
Seeking, the way –
To illuminating glades,
Among the Heavens.
Searching, for us –
Longing, for love –
Discerning, the true –
Communal embrace. Continue reading “To Be Not Forsaken”