Distractions of Grandeur

... because there's just too much good stuff to think about. Interested in a specific subject? Check out the complete tag list.

fantasy 3SF 2023 scrimshaw	No Quarter Apr. 07, 2023 \| Comments January 25 Prompt: Greek mythology, Clytemnestra and Orestes, the Furies won't let you justify matricide, but patriarchy will.
Northanger Abbey books fan fiction scrimshaw	Confirmación Apr. 06, 2023 \| Comments As her first communion drew near, young Catalina was aglow with anticipation. If only the dress did not have to be white.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 26: Hay Revelación (Apr. 05, 2023) \| Comments "There is Revelation," making something known that was secret (Cambridge Dictionary).
Northanger Abbey theology writing	Timing Character Development Apr. 04, 2023 \| Comments Today I'd like to shift the focus from the chronological to kairos, defined by Merriam-Webster as "a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action : the opportune and decisive moment."
theology	Feliz Semana Santa Apr. 03, 2023 \| Comments April is here with the start of Holy Week (or Semana Santa) leading to Easter, a special time for Argentine Christians and the characters of Estancia Aldea Norteña
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 25: Consuelo en Amigos (Apr. 01, 2023) \| Comments "Consolation in Friends," a person that makes another feel better when unhappy or disappointed (Oxford Learner's Dictionaries).
Northanger Abbey 3SF 2023 scrimshaw	Novel Circumstances Mar. 31, 2023 \| Comments January 24 Prompt: any, any, setting the mood, written for Northanger Abbey.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 24: Más Afilado Que Un Cuchillo (Mar. 29, 2023) \| Comments "Sharper than a knife," a description of unwise words which poet William Chapman said become embedded into souls (Goodreads).
Northanger Abbey writing	Another Austenesque Review Mar. 27, 2023 \| Comments Meredith Esparza has once again graciously agreed to host me this week on her blog Austenesque Reviews.
Northanger Abbey alternate universe scrimshaw	Estancia Aldea Norteña Chapter 23: Tensión Creciente (Mar. 25, 2023) \| Comments "Increasing tension," rising action or a series of events that create suspense in the narrative (BBC Bitesize).