Tag: story

  • Why Fantasy?

    Why Fantasy?

    Alexandria Burnham I have always had an appetite for the big and sprawling. When I first became a writer, film as a story medium was my first love. But, by their nature, screenplays can only be as long as people can sit still, without needing to go to the bathroom, eat, stretch their legs, or…

  • Why Fantasy?

    A.Gustafson I suppose first and foremost is the escapism aspect, which stands for any genre. I think, in regards to mental health, escapism is an important part of our lives. I also think it’s a healthier form of escapism than other mediums, but that could just be my own personal bias. The other thing I…

  • Why Fantasy?

    Tace Samoset I used to get sick as a kid. The kind of sick you only get in the tropics when you live a long way from a doctor. I have vivid memories of lying on a cane daybed in the living room while my mum read to me. She must have been worried, sitting…

  • Why Fantasy

    Ally Bodnaruk Fantasy and science fiction do something unique when compared to other, realist genres. They build entirely new worlds, with new ideologies and societies and cultures. They’re works of curiosity and trying to answer questions we don’t quite understand. From early foundational texts, like Thomas More’s Utopia (1516) or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), that…