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Wanderlust in the Far North of Japan
Bears, wild-otherness, and the limits of human romance
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Ben Patrick Holden
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Water Stories - I - A Personal Confession
From Enslaving Streams To Building Them Shrines
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Ben Patrick Holden
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June 2024

Fantasy in an Age of Ecological Crisis
Is speculative fiction relevant in a world that's falling apart?
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Ben Patrick Holden
What's Boring Culture? And why we need to guard against it.
Welcome! If you're new to Talismans, read this first.
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Ben Patrick Holden

May 2024

Keeping the Fire Alive
Staying true to your calling in a world that wants to grind you into dust
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Ben Patrick Holden
7

November 2023

Holes in the Vessel
Does talking about a book before it's finished somehow jinx the work?
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Ben Patrick Holden
3

May 2023

The Majesty of the Dung Beetle
Cupping the balls of reality
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Ben Patrick Holden

April 2023

Is Magic Dead?
Quick answer - No - but dare we try to describe what it is?
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Ben Patrick Holden
2

February 2023

First Year of Talismans
and plans going forward
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Ben Patrick Holden
2
Courting the Jester
How to summon the Trickster without being tricked?
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Ben Patrick Holden
The Dull Flame of Desire
Infidelity and imagination
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Ben Patrick Holden
2

January 2023

Tokyo Yōkai
Short story release and a love letter to Japan
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Ben Patrick Holden
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