From ear piercing to tattoos to plastic surgery to scarification, body modification has long played a significant role in worldwide culture, and still does today. It’s a nearly universal practice; historically, tattooing, scarring, piercing and the like have been used to mark rites of passage, to enhance beauty, to denote tribal or other [...]
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Writing Exercise: Body Modification
Posted in writing, writing prompts, tagged writing, fantasy fiction, contemporary fantasy, fiction writing, creative writing, prompts, writing prompts, science fiction, speculative fiction, writing exercises, fantasy writing, science fiction writing, writing exercise, writing prompt, writing speculative fiction, contemporary fiction, writing contemporary fiction, writing contemporary fantasy, tattoos, scarification, body modification on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rediscovery Review: Solstice Wood
Posted in Rediscovery Reviews, tagged book review, book reviews, books, contemporary fantasy, fantasy, fantasy fiction, fiction, review, writers on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip (2007)
Sylvia Lynn has spent most of her adult life avoiding going home, staying away from the dark, tangled woods that surround her family’s estate. But she feels an obligation to return to Lynn Hall for her grandfather’s funeral. While she’s there, she meets the Fiber Guild, a [...]
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