by Cole Salao |
Xianxia, meaning “immortal heroes,” is a Chinese fantasy genre that focuses on characters who undergo meditation and training to become transcendental beings. It is often called “cultivation fantasy” by western readers. Typically, Xianxia...
by Cole Salao
For a lot of children, story time is part of their nightly routine. It helps them relax and get in the mood for sleeping, even if they protest that they’re not quite ready yet. Bedtime stories are excellent ways to bond with your kids—a chance for some quality...
by Kaelyn Barron
Like vampires and werewolves, zombies have been a popular trope in horror for decades. Their spikes in popularity tend to coincide with certain trends, world events, and the arrival of new hit films and TV shows, but the idea of the “living dead” has its...
by Cole Salao
The term “occult” is often used as a catch-all for all things supernatural, mystical, or anything that isn’t supported by mainstream science or popular religion. It comes from the Latin word for “secret,” as occult knowledge often...
by Cole Salao
Enjambment is a literary device used in poetry where a line is continued on through the next line without any grammatical cues to indicate a stop, like this: This train of thought will keep goingDespite the line already ending. That’s a terrible couplet, but it...
