"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

A quote from Dresden Files and the question of lore

Today on my Patreon, we take a look at a passage from Book 2 in the Dresden Files series and address how lore could be passed upon the reader without being boring and incurring in inconsistencies. You can read it here.
art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

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Isaac Asimov’s “Fantasy” collection

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note to self

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