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The Ritual Makes the World
How Cultural Rites Anchor Fantasy in Meaning, Memory, and Magic
Jul 8
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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More Than Shelter: An Anthropological Look at Fantasy Housing
A deep dive into what fantasy homes tell us about identity, memory, and belonging
Jul 2
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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More Than Shelter: An Anthropological Look at Fantasy Housing
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June 2025
Worldbuilding Through the Womb: Rethinking Inheritance in Fantasy
Anthropological Worldbuilding 101, Part 2
Jun 18
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Worldbuilding Through the Womb: Rethinking Inheritance in Fantasy
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Tea With a Dragon: Episode 5
The Kettle & The Blade
Jun 14
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Thank You For Believing in Magic
Dear Enchanted One,
Jun 13
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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What Fantasy Gets Wrong About Culture (and How to Get It Right)
Why does one fantasy world feel like a flimsy stage set, while another pulses with life, depth, and strangeness that lingers?
Jun 11
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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What Fantasy Gets Wrong About Culture (and How to Get It Right)
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May 2025
Who Built The Sewer Under The Sorcerer's Tower?
Even in high-fantasy worlds filled with griffins, guilds, and glowing crystals, someone still has to shovel manure, maintain bridges, and figure out…
May 27
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Who Built The Sewer Under The Sorcerer's Tower?
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Serial Saturday Attacked By Nargles!
I wanted to let you know that this week’s episode of Tea With a Dragon was attacked by nargles posing as Dwarves in Black.
May 23
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Serial Saturday Attacked By Nargles!
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Fantasy Funny
The one about the dragon & the knights
May 22
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Episode Map for Tea With a Dragon
I’ve created an episode map for my serial “Tea With a Dragon” so that if you’d like to go back and read from the beginning, this will make it easier to…
May 10
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Serial Saturday: Tea With a Dragon
Episode 4
May 10
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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April 2025
Serial Saturday: Tea With a Dragon
Episode 3
Apr 26
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Carolyn McBride 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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