Month: May 2018
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Wednesday Wanderings
So just for fun, here’s a little peek into the circuitous methods my brain undergoes while coming up with a story idea I want to write. Mind that this one isn’t complete; I haven’t sketched out the plot yet, which I do for short stories so they d…
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Song Styles
Last snippet from my Scylla and Charybdis playlist for now, also from the inimitable Kirsty MacColl. This is a general feel and theme song, and while it may not match in details, I thought it was fitting for a society in the wake of a great …
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Wednesday Wanderings: Hiraeth
Obviously, Scylla and Charybdis is full of exotic names and words, from planets and cities – though many of those are based in Earth mythology – to technological devices and the mysterious alien Derithe. But there is one term in particular that comes from our world and runs through the novel: hiraeth.Hiraeth is a Welsh…