The Snowflake Chronicles

Fantasy Newsletter for July (deadline:7/10/17)

Research

Items for Editors' Picks

1. Time Mercenaries.com
2. Odd, abandoned project
3. Pleasure Dome
4. dungeons and dragons rp
5. We Don't Repair Alien Spacecraft
6. A Taste of Superbia
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National and Cultural Myths

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Each nation and indigenous cultural have their myths and legends.

Hook

Myths and Legends across the World

About this newsletter

"If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you."
Ray Bradbury

"We are more than the sum of our knowledge,
we are the products of our imagination. "
Ancient Proverb

Letter from the Editor

I am participating in "Invalid Item" , while doing research for my entries I had an epiphany. That is, a sudden flash of insight into reality or to be more precise into mythology. Every country and indigenous have their own myths and legends, which are different from those of other nations or indigenous cultures. True, there are some myths which are common to all cultures, but there are others that are specific to certain localities on Earth. What is even more wonderful is that we, as writers, have access to these myths through the Internet.

When we write about myths from nations and cultures other than our own we have to be careful that we show respect to the cultures and nations that created the myths and legends. The reason for this is that these stories are part of the cultural heritage of, not only, the indigenous people of a country, but of the country itself. We also must show respect for the myths of our own country and cultural group. We can believe or disbelieve in a legend or myth, but when we are writing about it, we have to show that some of the characters in the story believe the myth.

What are some of the myths or legends of your nation or culture that you would like to share in a story? Are there myths that you want to research and explore in a short story or poem? When researching myths how many sources do you like to use? Do different sources give a different interpretation of the same myth? Let me know what you think, share your research experience, or submit a story to the newsletter. The deadline is Wednesday, August 2.

Editors Picks

Time Mercenaries.com  (13+) #1 Brave hearts and Missile #2125702 by Studio Sapmi

Excerpt: What is this? This is not what I thought. My friends were all slaughtered by this "Long Bow". Now, enemy is on us. What could I do?

Odd, abandoned project   (E) This is something I put a little thought into awhile back, but lost interest in. #2125714 by Gordon Zany

Excerpt: This story of strange happenings and stranger circumstance carry with them a responsibility for the intrigued reader...

BOOK

Pleasure Dome  (18+) An engineer discovers he isn't who he thought he was in a dystopian northern England. #2125206 by Christopher Roy Denton

Author's Note in the Introduction: The WIP manuscript for a sci-fi novel set 200+ years into the future in northern England.

Invalid Item  This item number is not valid. #2125948 by Not Available.

Excerpt: this story is mainly about the interactions of the characters with each other

We Don't Repair Alien Spacecraft  (E) Payment is due when services are rendered. #2125927 by Serge Wlodarski

excerpt: When I put up the sign at my shop, I had no idea it would cause a galaxy-wide political incident. I was just trying to avoid wasting my time and not frustrate the aliens from Gloxzinc. I literally did not know how to repair their spacecraft. Ever try to read an owner’s manual written in a language from another planet? My screwdrivers and wrenches do not fit their screws and bolts. My gauges do not read Gloxzian instruments.

Invalid Item  This item number is not valid. #2126345 by Not Available.

Excerpt: Go to any Michelin Star restaurant in the world and simply whisper the name Jean-Baptiste De Richemont into the maitre d’s ear and witness what takes place. I suspect that within ten minutes the restaurant’s atmosphere will shift. The kitchen staff will hush in newfound concentration, while waiters scan the room for a face they’ve been taught to recognize and fear. Depending on the quality of the maitre’d, he will have either assumed an air of stoicism, or hidden himself away in some broom closet to wait out his worst nightmare come to life.

Groups

Invalid Item  This item number is not valid. #2117392 by Not Available.

A group to check out or join.

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