Fantasy and Fellowship - Fiction by J. Louis

Fantasy and Fellowship - Fiction by J. Louis

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How to Flip the “Cursed Trinket” Cliché on Its Head | Writer’s Notes
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How to Flip the “Cursed Trinket” Cliché on Its Head | Writer’s Notes

Totally not a Lord of the Rings ripoff, I swear!

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We all make dumb decisions that threaten to subvert our identities.

In fantasy, and fiction in general, there is a long history of good people falling prey to their most wicked impulses. Sometimes it’s a magical trinket that whispers evil thoughts that speak to our baser human desires: health, wealth, sex, and status. This was my initial reaction to the …

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