Quote for Today: Albert Einstein
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive …
Rebuilding Connections: The Collaborative Works of Patrick Dougherty
Modern life makes it easy to lose our connection to nature, to others and to our childhood. Can art help? Patrick Dougherty builds fantastic nest and hut forms from saplings, fusing …
Quote for Today: M.D. Lachlan
Men who have never had to fight love a weapon. They love to hold it in their hands, feel its balance and speculate on the damage they might do, were …
Quote for Today: Wendy Froud
My mother used to read to me every night when I was little. We got through most of the major fantasy books of that time. The Narnia books by C.S. …
Quote for Today: J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?…If we value the freedom of mind …
Quote for Today: Samantha Robertson
How often do you ignore a dream, dismiss it as fantasy and then see echoes of the dream around you the following day? What if a dream were the forewarning …
The Evolution of Myth: A Panoply of Dragons
Dragon myths are universal. Dragons themselves vary widely from one imagination to another. What do they show us about ourselves? Our myths tell much about what we hold dear, and …
Quote for Today: Terry Pratchett
You can’t map a sense of humor. Anyway, what is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons? On the Discworld we know that There Be Dragons …