reflection – Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy

December 6, 2016

Speculating Fantasy

Speculating FantasyBy Derek Newman-Stille Fantasy fiction is frequently viewed as an escapist form of fiction, one whose sole purpose is to provide a retreat from reality. Even people who advocate for the importance of fantasy tend to treat it as being important solely for its ability to provide an escape from reality. However, fantasy, like any genre fiction, is produced...

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March 17, 2014

Quote – Solitude Versus Loneliness

“Solitude can be a good thing sometimes, when you require quiet time to catch up on your thoughts and sort them, like sugar being sifted through a sieve. There’s a difference between solitude and being lonely though. The first one depicts self-sufficiency as you set out along your own path without company. The other denotes a variety of emotions, all...

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November 15, 2013

A Face of Shifting Leaves

A review of Urban Green Man Edited by Adria Laycraft and Janice Blaine (Edge, 2013) By Derek Newman-Stille Have you ever looked into the woods and seen a face looking back at you made up of branches and leaves? These are the moments that can’t be caught on film but can be evoked through tales, through our own folklore. Turning...

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September 1, 2012

Quote – the Lonely Place to Ask ‘Why’ and Discover Ourselves

“When we break up with a lover, watch the death of a loved one, or find ourselves suddenly without a job to pay the mortgage, we seek that lonely place to try to gather our thoughts. It is in such places, where our fears reign paramount; where we speak and pray aloud; where we ask ‘why’ and seek answers, that...

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Speculating Fantasy

Quote – Solitude Versus Loneliness

A Face of Shifting Leaves

Quote – the Lonely Place to Ask ‘Why’ and Discover Ourselves