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When one looks in the box, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the cat.

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How to Be a Protagonist When You’re Not the Chosen One and the World is Unsaveable

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Why Stories Are Dangerous — And Why We Need Them Anyway

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Stephen King's IT

Stephen King’s It Taught Me About the Shape of Stories

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Spoiler Alert! On the Modern Problem of Spoilerphobia

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Painting of Moses as a baby holding Pharoah's crown

The Flawed Fantasy of the Chosen One

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Rider of Rohan in The Return of the King

At Dawn, Look to the East: The Riders of Rohan’s Timely Arrival and Other Tear-Inducing Moments in SFF

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Rider of Rohan in The Return of the King

Getting to the Heart of SFF’s Most-Tear Inducing Moments: The ‘Riders of Rohan’ Phenomenon

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Dirk Gently, Sherlock, and the Power of Consequences

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Ruin of Angels Max Gladstone Goni Montes

Sleeps With Monsters: Why Can’t More Books Pander To Me?

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Five Video Games With Sudden But Inevitable Betrayals

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Subverting Expectations: Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn

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Julius Caesar rereading Shakespeare modern blockbuster

Julius Caesar Dies, Wills the Modern Movie Blockbuster to the People

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