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Evidence of things not seen…

I’m not one to quote the Bible, but it can’t be denied that no matter what your beliefs, it’s very quotable. I’ve always had a particular fondness for the sentiment of “things not seen” being primarily a fantasy writer. I like to think I see things that others don’t because my imagination allows me to do so.

I’ve spent a lot of time musing about my love-distaste (I can’t really say hate) relationship with Fairy Tales and more so on the pitfalls and reservations I have about them. Today I’d rather consider what I do love about them. It is, as far as I can tell, the evidence of things not seen.

Fairy tales focus on an ordinary person usually in extraordinarily bad circumstances when something magical happens. Fairy godmothers appear. Curses are lifted by true love’s kiss. Wooden marionettes become live boys. And it’s all accepted as though it happens all the time. I like a world where magic exists and short of that I want to read about them.

Even if we don’t like the endings or the lack of agency, our first impulse as children is to want to be the main characters. No matter how bad things get for them, magic brings the possibility of joy and happiness to otherwise crushing lives. It’s a lesson we should all consider—looking for the magic in the everyday.

On my walk this morning I was struck by the strength of the wind. Windy days are my favorite weather days. Something about the roar through the trees and the movement of the leaves. I especially love the little whirlwinds that form, which make me think of tiny portals for supernatural beings.

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Could be the start of a great story.



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