The Belles: The Sickeningly Beautiful Dystopia You’ve Never Heard Of

I was introduced to the novel The Belles by Dhionelle Clayton through my Dystopian and Utopian Writing class in high school. Right away, I was enamored with the world Clayton built.

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Tears of the Kingdom: Link’s New Adventure in Escapism

we seem to love spending time pretending that we are somewhere other than where we are. I think that this kind of escapism is occasionally permissible, especially when we choose to disappear to Hyrule to battle monsters, complete quests, and save Princess Zelda from villains that would otherwise bring ruin to the world and its denizens!

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