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Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
Tropes Done … Pretty Well? Have you ever read a fantasy novel where you knew, within 30–40 pages, everything that was going to happen—but...
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Apr 112 min read
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A Plea on Behalf of Science Fiction and Fantasy
I am going to ask you to sacrifice a cup of coffee, or at least the price of one. I would love it if you sacrificed the price of your...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 54 min read
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Bibliotherapy part 3: The Children
Children are stressed. In interviews with adolescents and children at remarkably young ages, they are self-reporting depression, sadness,...
kevinholochwostaut
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Don't Outsource Your Knowledge
This morning an ad on YouTube mentioned that I could have an AI assistant to help tie together all my known financial inputs and outputs...
kevinholochwostaut
Jun 19, 20244 min read
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Bibliotherapy part 2:
Do you want to reduce stress levels, lower heart rate, and ease tension in the muscles? Usually, this kind of claim is a start toa bad...
kevinholochwostaut
May 28, 20242 min read
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To reread, or not to reread: Dune
I read Dune many years ago, when I was in my teens, and I didn’t care for the book. I never moved on to other books in the series. But....
kevinholochwostaut
May 21, 20242 min read
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Read to Your Health
Let’s talk briefly about mental health. According to the CDC “In 2020, 20.3% of adults had received any mental health treatment in the...
kevinholochwostaut
May 14, 20243 min read
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Let’s Talk About Money
In the United States, movie tickets typically range in price from about $9 to $20 per person. If you get some popcorn, lets call it 50...
kevinholochwostaut
May 7, 20242 min read
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Reading Foreign
I would like to talk a little today about The Witcher . It is a series of six fantasy novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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Time Enough for… Eternity
Actually, I want to talk about Time Enough for Love. Robert Heinlein is about the biggest name you can get in the history of science...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 23, 20242 min read
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Alternate History
A fun way to explore your understanding of current history is to read about “what if,” alternate histories. Alternate history novels are...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Book Review: God's Demon
The depiction of Hell throughout history has been profoundly influenced by literary figures who have provided descriptions and...
kevinholochwostaut
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Let’s talk about pacing…
I want to talk about pacing in books, movies, comics, and just stories in general. I want to explain why books are a much-needed source...
kevinholochwostaut
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Watchers, Need Readers, Who Need Authors.
In the realm of creativity, writers and readers are integral players, each contributing to the tapestry of storytelling that shapes our...
kevinholochwostaut
Mar 19, 20242 min read
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Beyond The Grave
I walked through a store the other day, and I was very confused to see a book on a new release rack by Terry Pratchett. A Stroke of the...
kevinholochwostaut
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Is It Me?
I was reading last night, and I noticed as I approached the 50-page mark or about 1/8 mark that I give to most books that I was not...
kevinholochwostaut
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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When to stop reading a series?
It is a question I have had to ask for two series of books specifically that I have read since I was a child. Margaret Wies and Tracy...
kevinholochwostaut
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Historiography
Oxford definition: (noun) the study of historical writing. In other words, historiography is the study of the history and methodology of...
kevinholochwostaut
Feb 21, 20242 min read
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Reading Junk Food?
When are you reading too much junk food? I’m not sure. I thought about it when I was looking at the stack of books I have up in queue...
kevinholochwostaut
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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Return to The Doom Loop
A little while back we reviewed the reading algorithms doom loop. If you haven’t seen it take a look here or some context. I wanted to...
kevinholochwostaut
Jan 16, 20244 min read
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