Adventure awaits...
When a Story Tries to Turn Into Cinderella
A short reflection on how a simple magical-hairdresser story tried to turn into Cinderella, and what it taught me about tropes, honest endings, and staying inside a character’s heart.
Adventure awaits...
Wander the strange borderlands between insight and nonsense — where blog posts, half-baked ideas, and philosophical side quests all jostle for attention
Peruse the shop for your favorite zines and chapbooks, or take a look at the bits and bobs. Story-inspired sticker art and curious await you!
Explore the wild and boundless land where silly short stories, prosaic poems, and fanciful fairy tales roam free, waiting to spark your imagination.
"Perhaps imagination is intelligence having fun."
A short reflection on how a simple magical-hairdresser story tried to turn into Cinderella, and what it taught me about tropes, honest endings, and staying inside a character’s heart.
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Ten years ago, I thought I had no imagination. Now I keep pens in every room just to keep up with the ideas. Somewhere along the way, my creativity...
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A former engineer turned multimedia creative, I’ve swapped equations for illustrations and spreadsheets for storytelling. But don’t worry, I still occasionally attempt to “engineer” the perfect story, only to be reminded that creativity doesn’t always follow a blueprint.
Curiosity drives me, whether I’m experimenting with new art techniques or plotting intricate science fiction stories. If there’s a creative frontier, I’m probably exploring it—usually with the joyful chaos of a free spirit, though I constantly wrestle with the urge to make everything exactly as I envision it. Spoiler alert: it never happens.
So, grab a cup of tea, a magical artifact, or whatever fuels your imagination, and feel free to join me on this whimsical journey into worlds both real and imagined.
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