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When tackling the idea of the "universal myth," perhaps it's best to consider the idea of whether or not there are actually universal myths. Sure, many cultures share overlapping deities -- the shape-shifting monkey god in both Indian and Chinese buddhist tradition, the virtual copy/paste between ancient Greek and Roman societies, the trickster gods of Norse and Native American … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Around the World

In most realistic fiction, there exists a fuzzy line between what's "good" and what's "bad." Anti-heroes slip between those distinctions and end up challenging the viewer or reader's basic assumptions. That isn't a bad thing -- in pushing definitions to new boundaries, we challenge ourselves to reconsider what we might take for granted, or have never questioned to begin … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: The Good, the Bad and… That’s It?

A friend of mine asked me the other day, what do I consider to be great examples of sci-fi/fantasy world-building universes? At the time, I didn't really have an answer for her -- for where could I start? But now that I've had some time to think about it, here are my picks for the most interesting, inspired, and inspiring unreal worlds I've had the pleasure of … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Formative Fiction

There's something fishy about the way that storytellers generally construct gender and sexual identities within the realms of sci-fi and fantasy. For fantasy, more oftentimes than not, gendered constructions are old-school, even, dare I say, medieval. For sci-fi, this is where you find society streamlining into a more androgynous "look," as everything is sleeker, shinier, more … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Otherworldly Love