Does Fantasy Water Down Violent Conflict?
Is it all just a practical matter? Or is there something more?
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essays+interviews
personal essays, reading essays, interviews i’ve conducted upon my fellows and people who interest me. (for ME as interviewee, go to Events.)
“To Write a Journey, Follow These Steps”
dispatches from the 2025 Maverick Lakes Osprey Ultra 25k
A Raven, a Fox, and a Bear all walk into—An Interview with Antonia Hodgson
C. L. Clark and Antonia Hodgson talk about Hodgson’s new epic fantasy The Raven Scholar, book one of the Eternal Path trilogy.
August 2025: 35 things i have thought about in the last 35 days of my 35th year
It’s my birthday this week. If you cannot guess how old I am turning, don’t worry; I have written an essay about it.
Clark Meets Clarke: Metal from Heaven Interview
august clarke and I talk butches, straps, and queer role models in this interview about his novel, Metal from Heaven.