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

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Storytelling: the power of friendship

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Tomas

Today, I’ll look into another storytelling element: the power of friendship and love in fiction with its pros and cons as I see them.

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Fiction/history: what makes a family?

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Tomas

Today, I’ll again blend history and fiction, sharing my thoughts about how the typical family looked like in the past and today and how that ties to fiction (especially fantasy).

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Welcome, 2025. What to do with you?

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Tomas

The new year is always a time for reflection and planning. The latter of the pair is one I’m not really good at. But I try, and I’ll share my thoughts on the coming year today.

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12/2024 Summary

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Tomas

While there are still two days left in the month (and year), I think I can afford to look back at December already.

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December hiking: Missing accomplished

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Tomas

December is a tricky month for hiking, and this year was no different. However, all the trouble was worth it as I finally accomplished one of my long-term hiking goals.

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Writer’s musings: missing the obvious

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Tomas

Writing bears many challenges. The hardest of them to accept is the feeling like you’ve missed something that should’ve been obvious.

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Writer’s musings: time away

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Tomas

Today, I’ll share some thoughts I’ve gotten after spending quite some time away from my story and how it might help me turn things around.

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11/2024 Summary

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Tomas

November is over. A month that’s usually dark, gloomy, and sad wasn’t as bad this year.

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November hiking: Autumn back home

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Tomas

After returning from my overseas trip, I was happy to see that Autumn isn’t over just yet and made sure to get some time to enjoy it.

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European’s journey to USA, part 2

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll share my memories from the second half of my journey to the USA.

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