‘Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.“ — Neil Gaiman, Coraline We talk about evil in the world, the worst of humanity, beasts of unimaginable strength and viciousness… but most dragons aren’t out there in the world, not…
“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” Neil Gaiman This rather cheery quote by Gaiman prompts a challenge of sorts from me. For making something isn’t what makes the world brighter, making something you care about making is what brightens the world. For in the making of something…
“You write. That’s the hard bit that nobody sees.” – Neil Gaiman “I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found.” – Kurt Vonnegut Travel writing is easy by comparison. Experience a place or an event and then convey that bit of magic to others in…