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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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Fantasy: Gods and demigods

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Tomas

Today, I’ll return to a topic I visited before – my thoughts about gods and godlike creatures in fantasy stories.

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Book review: The Voiceless Sister

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Tomas

My first read of 2026 was a book that, I’ll admit from the start, has quite a slow pace. But, despite that, I managed to be interested all the way.

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Forging a world: what the reader doesn’t see

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll look at an aspect of worldbuilding the reader doesn’t see – because it doesn’t come to light: abandoned ideas and backstory that don’t make it into the final cut.

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December 2025 hiking summary

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Tomas

December, being the end of the year and a month with fickle weather, is often lighter on hiking – the hikes are closer to home and shorter, and it’s pretty much just a treat at the end. But even that can end up being memorable. In both good and bad ways.

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Heading into 2026

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Tomas

Another year has passed, so it’s time to reflect as well as to look forward.

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12/2025 Summary

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Tomas

December is almost over, and given that the last three days are expected to be calmer workdays, I decided to pass my judgment on the month already (though I’ll judge the year as a whole next week).

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Book review: Sylvanas

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Tomas

Sylvanas Windrunner has been a major character of the Warcraft universe for a long time, and one of the most controversial ones. This book promised deeper insight into her, though it wasn’t exactly what I expected.

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Writing: unexpected blind spots

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Tomas

Writers tend to have quite an active imagination and can come up with scenarios some people wouldn’t even imagine. But we can also have unexpected blind spots in our knowledge about… quite mundane or common things.

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November 2025 hiking

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Tomas

November turned out to be a weaker month for hiking, for reasons I mentioned in the monthly summary, and the weather wasn’t the best on both hikes, but I tried to bring back some pictures worth sharing.

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11/2025 Summary

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Tomas

November was a busy month at work, which inevitably translated as a lazy month when my hobbies are involved, though the latter part had some other reasons. Let’s have a look.

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