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A return to enchantment! ‘Magic in the Ordinary’ Podcast with Jacqueline Lucca | LegendFiction

A return to enchantment! ‘Magic in the Ordinary’ Podcast with Jacqueline Lucca | LegendFiction

May 6, 2023

Jacqueline Lucca talks about her podcast, “Magic in the Ordinary,” which explores the wonder and beauty of the world around us. She invites writers and artists to discuss their work and the themes within it, providing a space for her listeners to learn, laugh, and take a moment of rest.

🎙️ “Magic in the Ordinary” is a podcast that explores the wonder and beauty of the world we live in, providing a space for people to take a moment of rest and appreciate the simple things in life.
📚 Jacqueline invites writers and artists to discuss their work and the themes within it, encouraging listeners to explore and appreciate the deeper side of life.
🎨 Although the podcast is currently focused on creativity and books, Jacqueline hopes to expand its reach and provide inspiration and a moment of wonder for all who listen.

Plus special news! ‘Magic in the Ordinary’ is joining the LegendFiction blog, so you’ll get additional content to listen to each month! We’re proud to sponsor this wonderful project.

Watch her previous podcast with us: https://youtu.be/SVvRMTXJc34

ABOUT THIS SHOW: Legendmakers
Interviews with authors, brought to you by LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! Hosted by Dominic, the founder, we talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.

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May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day!

May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day!

May 4, 2023

Enjoy this short video of free wallpapers made for the LegendFiction community. Images are created from Midjourney. #maythe4thbewithyou

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Brace yourself for an epic adventure, my friend! LegendFiction is obsessed with scifi heroes, especially starships, and we’ve got something special in store for you. Feast your eyes on our stunning collection of free art that’ll blow your mind and elevate your devices to new heights. Save your faves or download them all – no strings attached. It’s our gift to you!

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The Good Death of Kate Montclair with Daniel McInerny | LegendFiction

The Good Death of Kate Montclair with Daniel McInerny | LegendFiction

May 2, 2023

Daniel McInerney is an author of fiction for adults and children, an associate professor of philosophy at Christendom College, and the author of ‘The Good Death of Kate Montclair.’ His fantasy series for children is called the ‘Kingdom of Patria,’ and it follows the story of refugees from the Trojan War who land in the new world 3000 years ago and are kept a secret by the US government.

Our conversation starts with Patria, a hidden kingdom in Northern Indiana that was discovered by Thomas Jefferson, and a series that follows an 11 year old boy named Oliver Stu as he discovers the kingdom and the hijinks that ensue. We chat about Daniel’s latest novel, ‘The Good Death of Kate Montclair.’ The book is about a woman, Kate, in late middle age who is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and sees the next 14 months of suffering as an intolerable prospect. The book is inspired by ‘Brideshead Revisited,’ and about a group of people dealing with death and the question of belief. It also delves into the personal and moral struggle around euthanasia.

Daniel believes faith-inspired fiction is the master category of storytelling and how he is proud to be one of the authors at Chrism Press, a publisher dedicated to better Christian fiction.

ABOUT DANIEL MCINERNY
Daniel McInerny is a native of South Bend, Indiana; a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BA English) and The Catholic University of America (MA and PhD Philosophy); and an associate professor of philosophy at Christendom College, where he teaches courses on the Philosophy of Art and Beauty and Ethics and Imagination, among other topics. Daniel is a fiction author, dramatist, and screenwriter. His humorous Kingdom of Patria series for middle grade readers can be found on Amazon. Daniel and his wife Amy have three adult children and one preternaturally adorable grandchild, and they live in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. He imagines a renaissance in popular entertainment fueled by wonder, philosophy, and the quest for the good life at his Substack, The Comic Muse.
Substack: https://danielmcinerny.substack.com/
Website: https://danielmcinerny.studio/
Book: https://chrismpress.com/authors/daniel-mcinerny/
Patria Series: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JS87CK/allbooks

ABOUT THIS SHOW: Legendmakers
Interviews with authors, brought to you by LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! Hosted by Dominic, the founder, we talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.

ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Share your works in progress, give and get feedback, and double your writing output! Join our private community: https://legendfiction.com
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Imagination & Reality: The Wardrobe we use to see and understand creation | Part 1/3

Imagination & Reality: The Wardrobe we use to see and understand creation | Part 1/3

Apr 21, 2023

Nate Hile and Shari Suter from Grail Country join Dominic to chat about imagination as a ‘truth-bearing faculty.’ Not the fanciful kind of daydreaming, but deep imagination, imagination that reveals truth about reality to us. We touch on George MacDonald who speaks of imagination as divine, a power of synthesis and revealing. Coleridge distinguishes between primary and secondary imagination. We discuss how dogmatism represses the imagination. It is vital to encourage imagination, but to also “teach children to dream nobler dreams.”

Imagination is more than mental muddling. It is the way that we see and understand the world. Imagination is made up of stories or ‘wardrobes’ that we use to make sense of reality. These wardrobes come in many forms, including literature, film, or even music. These wardrobes can be used to uncover new ways of perceiving and interpreting the world. We touch on several examples like C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,’ and J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings.’

This conversation is part of a mini-series. Our next two conversations plan to discuss these questions:

Shari: George Macdonald & the Inklings – allegory vs true fairy tales
Nate: The Imaginal/Perilous Realm – Grail questing, and why the British poets contributed most toward the imagination, Owen Barfield and participation

ABOUT SHARI, NATE, & @grailcountry
Shari and Nate are two YouTube creators who met through a Discord server and now produce content together on Grail Country. They discuss imagination as a truth-bearing faculty. Shari is from the Central Interior of British Columbia, while Nate is from Washington State. Nate’s educational background is in journalism, but he worked in the culinary field for a long time before transitioning into state government. Shari and Nate explain how their project, Grail Country, is inspired by Parsifal and the idea of a Grail Quest, which is about uncovering one’s true self.

ABOUT THIS SHOW: The LegendFiction Show
The LegendFiction show is for faith-inspired fiction writers to delve deeper, write wilder, and have fun with storytelling. Join Dominic, a delightful, deliberate dork, coming to you from the LegendFiction community. Join us as we share what we think about faith, fun, and fiction in our world today. Together, we nerd out on the numinous, grapple with the grimdark, and spellbind with stories.

ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Share your works in progress, give and get feedback, and double your writing output! Join our private community: https://legendfiction.com
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