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Imagination and Story
Here is an excellent post on the place of imagination in Christian life, our need for Story: Hayhow’s Review.… more →
Sense of Wonder
Imagination and Story
sensawunda wrote 1 year ago: Here is an excellent post on the place of imagination in Christian life, our need for Story: Hayhow … more →
What fiction is for
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sensawunda wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a quote from an unexpected source: How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler & Charles V … more →
How sensawunda makes us feel
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sensawunda wrote 2 years ago: In memory of Madeleine L’Engle, who died on Sept. 6, here is a “sensawunda” quote … more →
Indoctrination
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sensawunda wrote 2 years ago: …from Booking Through Thursday (via superfastreader) When growing up did your family share you … more →
Found words
sensawunda wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a nice little article about sense of wonder… … more →
"The oldest kind of tale"
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sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: This quote is from Patricia A. McKillip, who is one of the best fantasists around. If you’re l … more →
Creating wonder with voice
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: An excerpt from a post by Loyd Boldman in the “diablog” at Devotion Media: In Russell Ho … more →
The aesthetics of sensawunda
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: Here’s a rather interesting discussion prompted by a quote from Hal Duncan—here’s an exc … more →
Is our culture losing its sense of wonder?
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: In an online article, Alix L. Paultre, an editor at Electronic Products, examines the relationship b … more →
Why isn't there sensawunda in ALL speculative fiction?
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: I can only speculate (no pun intended). Some possibilities come to mind: The author doesn’t un … more →
Writing for Teen Girls
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: I’ve been toying with the notion of writing YA—that’s why I’m reading books like I … more →
The capacity for delight
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: Julia Cameron “The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. … more →
Myth, language, fantasy
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: Jane Yolen, in Writing For Children: Fantasy in the guise of myth is as old as language…. it m … more →
Serenity—Commentary
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: I’ve been working on a review of the movie Serenity, but this is not it. No, what I want to ta … more →
Contemplation
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: The surest—also the quickest—way to awake the sense of wonder in ourselves is to look intently, unde … more →
Everybody needs a laugh
sensawunda wrote 3 years ago: This lady made me laugh. What’s that got to do with sensawunda? Well, I feel pretty good after … more →
Stephen Baxter's take
sensawunda wrote 4 years ago: Here’s an interesting take on writing a story with sensawunda, from SF author Stephen Baxter. I conf … more →
