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Nicholas Kotar @KotarNicholas

Author, translator, teacher. Biggest regret: not being born in St. Petersburg in the 19th century. Doing everything I can to remedy that error.

Joined July 2020
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A New Generation of Inklings & a Canon for Modern Speculative Fiction open.substack.com/pub/thewoo…

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Jolabokaflod: Christmas Book Flood in a Box

A new fairy tale illustrated by a National Book Award finalist and designed by a Hollywood art director

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Fantasy For Our Time: Touch the Darkness Again . . . nicholaskotar.com/2022/10/25…

Fantasy For Our Time: Touch the Darkness Again . . . - Nicholas Kotar

Could this be the Star Wars of our time?! . . . .  no. Definitely not.  Together, Richard and I discuss the final episode of The Rings of Power and, yet again, it’s mostly a ranting session. It seems...

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Touch the Darkness Again...

Could this be the Star Wars of our time?! . . . .  no. Definitely not.    Together, Richard and I discuss the final episode of The Rings of Power and, yet again, it's mostly a ranting session. It...

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In a Certain Kingdom: The Wooden Eagle nicholaskotar.com/2022/10/21…

In a Certain Kingdom: The Wooden Eagle - Nicholas Kotar

A certain Tsar collects artisans like trinkets. And what do you think? Of course they all compete for his attention. But once a goldsmith and a carpenter argue so much they nearly come to blows. The...

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Fantasy For Our Time: The Shadow is a Passing Thing… Or Is It? nicholaskotar.com/2022/10/11…

Fantasy For Our Time: The Shadow is a Passing Thing... Or Is It? - Nicholas Kotar

In this episode, dear friend Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion on The Rings of Power, picking up with episodes 6 and 7. We try to open up by focusing on the positives, but, as per usual,...

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The Shadow is a Passing Thing... Or Is It?

In this episode, dear friend Richard Rohlin and I continue our discussion on  The Rings of Power, picking up with episodes 6 and 7. We try to open up by focusing on the positives, but, as per usual,...

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In a Certain Kingdom: Prince Ivan, the Firebird, and Koschei the Deathless nicholaskotar.com/2022/09/30…

In a Certain Kingdom: Prince Ivan, the Firebird, and Koschei the Deathless - Nicholas Kotar

In a variation of a familiar story, Prince Ivan is the only one of his three brothers with the vigilance to find the thief of his father’s golden apples. But when he tries to catch the thief – a...

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Fantasy For Our Time: There Is a Tempest in Me . . . nicholaskotar.com/2022/09/27…

Fantasy For Our Time: There Is a Tempest in Me . . . - Nicholas Kotar

Once again I’m joined by Richard Rohlin for a lively discussion about the Rings of Power! Together we discuss . . . well, many things; but, perhaps most peculiarly, whether elves are more like...

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Fantasy For Our Time: Without My Sword . . . What Am I? nicholaskotar.com/2022/09/13…

Fantasy For Our Time: Without My Sword . . . What Am I? - Nicholas Kotar

At last, what you’ve all been waiting for . . . I discuss The Rings of Power!  My friend Richard Rohlin joins me for a wonderful conversation about the new series: what we like, what we don’t like....

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Without My Sword . . . What Am I?

At last, what you've all been waiting for . . . I discuss The Rings of Power!  My friend Richard Rohlin joins me for a wonderful conversation about the new series: what we like, what we don't like....

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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Accept Your Quest with Humility and Purpose nicholaskotar.com/2022/08/29…

Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story - Accept Your Quest with Humility and...

This is the final video of my series on accepting unexpected hardships and using stories to help overcome them in a lasting way. Using Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings as our model, we’ve finally...

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Resilience and Courage Through Story: Accept Your Quest with Humility...

This is the final video of my series on accepting unexpected hardships and using stories to help overcome them in a lasting way. Using Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings as our model, we've finally...

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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Examining the Heart of Ideas You Hate nicholaskotar.com/2022/08/22…

Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story - Examining the Heart of Ideas You Hate...

Welcome to week three of our series exploring how good stories can help us survive difficulty and come out stronger, living a deeper and more fulfilling life. In our first two videos, we discussed...

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Resilience and Courage Through Story: Examining the Heart of Ideas...

Welcome to week three of our series exploring how good stories can help us survive difficulty and come out stronger, living a deeper and more fulfilling life. In our first two videos, we discussed...

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In a Certain Kingdom: Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Prince of the Sun nicholaskotar.com/2022/08/16…

In a Certain Kingdom: Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Prince of the Sun - Nicholas Kotar

Little Prince Ivan was born dumb, and his parents couldn’t wait to have another child. Anything was better than a voiceless future Tsar! But you should be careful what you wish for. They did have...

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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Finding Meaning in Solitude nicholaskotar.com/2022/08/15…

Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story - Finding Meaning in Solitude - Nicholas...

Welcome to the second episode in my series on finding resilience and courage during unexpectedly difficult times, all through the wisdom of fairy tales and classic literature. Last week, we discussed...

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Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Finding Your Mentor nicholaskotar.com/2022/08/08…

Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story - Finding Your Mentor - Nicholas Kotar

In an age of information overload, we need, more than ever, to find someone to help us make sense of it all. But there are self-proclaimed experts, life coaches, and just plain hucksters everywhere!...

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