Tag Archives: Gandalf

Surviving the End: Sterlizing the Hero and the Lie of Omission

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Ciara Darren

Even when you win, you haven’t finished. What you’ve really done is survived.  In many works of speculative fiction the last chapter, the final few moments of the show or the movie is full of fireworks and toasting. We survived! … Continue reading →

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That Subversive Genre

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Ciara Darren

There was a time in my childhood when my family was involved in an extreme religious group of the  evangelical persuasion. My parents cut all ties to them many years ago, for the better but my memories of those years … Continue reading →

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