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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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Paprika's face from the "Paprika" film poster.

Music to Write Realmgard to: The Girl in Byakkoya

Oct 26, 2023Feb 6, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"I followed a girl who showed me the way, an incantation of the shimmering haze. And high upon the hill appeared the nameless field I'd yearned for."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2000s, Anime, Japan, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Satoshi Kon, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Susumu Hirasawa

Addendum to Autism Awareness Month

Oct 25, 2023 J.B. Norman3 Comments

Yet more Autistic Anime and why it matters.

Posted in NewsTagged Anime, Author, Author Life, Author News, Autism, October 2023, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Screen Rant

Recommendation: The Horse and His Boy

Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You might even say it's the Black Sheep in the series. Except he's a horse...

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 50s, Books, C.S. Lewis, Children's Books, Fantasy, Kids' Books, Narnia, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation
Azumanga Daioh the Animation: J.C.Staff and Sentai Filmworks,

On This, One Week to the End of Autism Awareness Month…

Oct 24, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Your obligatory reminder about Autistic Anime and why it matters.

Posted in Recommendations, Writing ExerciseTagged 2023, Anime, Author, Author News, Autism, Autistic Characters, Canada, J.B. Norman, October 2023, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique
A dragon statue from a low angle.

Recommendation: Dungeons & Dragons

Oct 24, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

I don't consider myself an expert. But I've Dungeoned and few Dragons in my day.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, Nerd Culture, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A purple-blue twenty-sided die.

Recommendation: Game Wizards

Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Fittingly, Baldur's Gate is the Big Thing in video games for the back half of 2023, and my post about Game Wizards has come around again.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 70s, 80s, 90s, Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, History, Nerd Culture, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming

Music to Write Realmgard to: Northwest Passage

Oct 22, 2023Oct 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"One warm line through a land so wide and savage."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 80s, Canada, Folk Music, Historical Fiction, History, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique
A seascape at Cape Horn.

Music to Write Realmgard to: Ghosts of Cape Horn

Oct 21, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

RIP in Peace, Gordon Lightfoot.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 70s, 80s, Canada, CanCon, Chile, Folk Music, Music, Ocean, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Sailing

Recommendation: One Piece

Oct 19, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Calling it now. The shocking twist at the end will be that there's actually Two Pieces.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, 90s, Anime, Cartoons, Comics, Fantasy, Japan, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, TV

Recommendation: Squid Girl

Oct 18, 2023 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

She's a kid now; she's a squid now.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2023 NHL Playoffs, Anime, Cartoons, Fish Puns, Hockey, ICYMI, NHL, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Squid, Streaming, TV

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