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Talk Write

Talk Write

By: Brandon Cook
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 Daily updates about what makes great writing great.

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  • Lilac Pilots a Stork

    Lilac Pilots a Stork
    Jun 6 2025

    In today’s section, Sophie and Smoky’s child, Lilac, stolen by fairies when just a newborn, visits her sleeping mother on the back of a giant stork. It’s moments like this that make this novel feel so crazily alive.



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    17 mins
  • Memories, Guns, Emperors

    Memories, Guns, Emperors
    Jun 5 2025

    In today’s reading, we look at a segment from Book 3 in which Ariel Hawsquill, scion of a famous theosophist, discusses the mysterious Russell Eigenblick with her group of politicians, bankers and billionaires. At this point in the novel, we take a turn from the surreal and enter a world of secret histories and espionage. The fact that this transition in genres is handled with such aplomb is a testament to Crowley’s prowess.



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    15 mins
  • Come Away Little Child...

    Come Away Little Child...
    Jun 4 2025

    Today, fairies come and kidnap Smoky and Sophie’s b*****d child. Changelings abound in this weird and wild episode, which will see little daughter Lilac living in the world of faerie.



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    9 mins
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