Tales From a Distant Shore: THIRD EDITION by Tom Wallace - HTML preview

INTRODUCTION 5

WHY WRITE? 7

GIVE ME PRIVACY! GIVE ME AUTONOMY! 11

ENCHANTMENT IS A MINORITY PURSUIT! 17

BOYS WILL BE BOYS 23

JUMPING FROM THE TABLE 27

THE ‘POST-POWER’ SOCIETY 35

PROPHETS OF DOOM (AND HOW TO CALM

THEM) 39

SERIOUS BONFIRE PEOPLE 47

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FREEDOM IS POWER 53

THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE 61

SO DO YOU BELIEVE OR NOT? 67

THE BOOKSHOP’S DARKEST RECESS 73

A LITTLE CHEERER-UPPER ABOUT

ANNIHILATION 79

POSTSCRIPT – THE LOSING SIDE 85

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