I have three daughters. One is a fairy princess, the second is a wizard, the third is just ten months old, so we really don’t know quite who she is yet. It always amazes me how different people can be, even if they share the same house. Or castle, as the case may be. My [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Multimagusism
Posted in Magusville, tagged children's fantasy, magic, parenting, wizards on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Under Duress
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creativity, magic, wizards, writing on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Writing is sometimes like going to the dentist. It has to be done, it will make you feel better, but its process is painful. Today writing is made particularly painful for me by the fact that I have a wicked witch planning to poison me and two dwarves ready to axe down my front door. [...]
The Colour of Magic
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Blue sky, blue sky, what secrets do you hold? Watching fools and sages from lofty heights untold!
– from “Wizardry Throughout the Ages”
Here in Magusville we have always been Green. That’s right, Green with a capital “G.” We wizards view ourselves as protectors of the earth, trying to undo some of the environmental damage done by [...]
Intimations of Royalty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, children's fantasy, fairy, magic, princess, three-years old on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today it is my great privilege to have breakfast with a fairy princess. It is not as daunting as you might think. Yes, she is startlingly beautiful, with manners and graces that only her race can achieve, but a more natural unaffected creature you could never hope to meet. She’s only three and happens to [...]
Welcome to Magusville!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Magusville, city-under-the-mountain and jewel of Wizardom. My own journey through Magusville has been at once perilous and fascinating. I have wrestled with witches, explored enchanted castles and argued with testy dragon-familiars. I have even seen the Kuldron mountains riding dragon-back! I hope your journey is equally frightening and amazing.
If you get a chance, [...]
