Category Archives: fiction

Lighthearted takes on fiction and physics

Posted on June 17, 2018 by tkflor

Two comics by John Atkinson, thirst-editions and simplified-physics.

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BBC royal wedding blunder (updated)

Posted on May 7, 2018 by tkflor

Fans of royal weddings might enjoy the BBC’s attempt to educate the rest of the world about what to expect on May 19, 2018: A non-Brit’s guide to Meghan and Harry’s wedding (BBC, May 7, 2018). Can you spot the … Continue reading →

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Story Elements: Core, World, Setting

Posted on April 28, 2018 by tkflor

C-3PO tells the story of the Rebellion to the Ewoks After trying to get to the root of readers’ satisfaction with a story, I found that a better understanding of what a story is might be in order. On its … Continue reading →

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What makes a good book?

Posted on June 24, 2017 by tkflor

“What do you think makes for a ‘good’ book?… Is it too subjective to define or are there specific and universal elements that make up a ‘good’ book? How can you pull the reader in rather than push them away?” … Continue reading →

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Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher

Posted on May 20, 2017 by tkflor

“I’ve spent so many years not telling the story of Harrison and me having an affair on the first Star Wars movie that it’s difficult to know exactly how to tell it now. I suppose I’m writing this because it’s … Continue reading →

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The Real Jane Austen???

Posted on March 14, 2017 by tkflor

“In the popular imagination, Jane Austen spent nearly all of her life sitting in a parsonage, working on her embroidery, gossiping about the neighbours and writing novels confined to ‘three or four families in a country village’.” From The Real … Continue reading →

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Forward and backward

Posted on February 24, 2017 by tkflor

“It was possible to read the story two ways: Front to back, the heron returned to his heron wife and the world of the sky. Back to front, he stayed with his one true love on earth.” From The Third … Continue reading →

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The Return

Posted on February 3, 2017 by tkflor

“Concha and her friends flippantly called the new freedoms for women “liberation and lingerie” because of the exciting new undergarments that they now sometimes saw advertised in the newspapers. Having moved out of rural poverty herself when she married Pablo, … Continue reading →

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A new message of hope

Posted on January 1, 2017 by tkflor

“Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re My Only Hope” Princess Leia, Star Wars: A New Hope. It is customary to begin a new year with new resolutions, and even make them public to add a little bit more pressure to follow … Continue reading →

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Stars, Leaves, and speculations about Dark Matter

Posted on December 4, 2016 by tkflor

“Topmost branches stretched in all directions, arched over the road, merging into a lush green canopy, dappled with yellow, saffron and vermillion. Bright-blue patches of sky peeked through the dome. A kingdom to itself, Danielle thought. Each tree was a … Continue reading →

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