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How Writing Is Like Fencing, With Writer Max Gladstone - Part 1

Ex Urbe Ad Astra

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The Ghost in the Shelmonga

When od loveundereactlyri ni, i encountered the ghost in the shelmonga for the first time when i think i must have been 11. My ability to understand it was far outpaced by my utter fascination for everything that was going on. The best known example of this is probably the feasts in the red wall books. They're extremely repetative and delightfully dearing. And they became endearing in the same way as the motor cycle.

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