Fantasy Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman I got curious because His Darkest Materials was the title for the lesson on research for the novel writing course that I did with the University of British Columbia up on the edX platform. As I was reading it, it reminds me a little of one movie that IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: September 2024”
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I wonder why people never…
The jump-off line is actually invented by Laurie Wagner, inspired by An Ordinary Day by Jean Reinhold. I wonder why people never expect things to go wrong until they do? Inborn optimism or protagonist syndrome? I wonder why people never talk about the failures or think about them even if they are talked about? WhyContinue reading “I wonder why people never…”
23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Italy part 3
Day 6, we traveled by train from Florence to Venice. In general, I found Santa Maria Novella much more pleasant compared to Rome Termini. The platform numbers came out about half an hour rather than 20 minutes on the dot and obviously it was smaller so less mad dashing across platforms. Also, by this time,Continue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Italy part 3”
Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)
Pi Physical Description: An deer-like creature with its anus growing on its tail. Tong Tong Physical Description: An pig-like creature. Special Properties: The sound it makes is like its name. Pearls grow inside its body. Xiu Fish Physical Description: Looks like the Crucian carp with a big head. Special Properties: Its meat is a cureContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (22)”
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