Bright star that was, Dark star that falls,
in your downward arc with defiance we greet you.Do you worst.
(Fairest and Fallen, greetings and defiance)
Wizards at War: Diane Duane
Tag: Young Wizards
What has become of my children? Where is Aaurh the Warrior and sa’Rrahh the Tearer, wayward but dear to me? And what has become of My Consort and the light of his eye, without which My own is dark? Old Serpent, turn You and face Us, for the fight is not yet done!
Diane Duane, The Book of Night With Moon
You got chills reading this, didn’t you, cousins?
#that awkward moment when your cat becomes a god
(via fireandwonder)
So rage, proud Power, fail again, and see my blood teach death to die!
Diane Duane, Deep Wizardry (via absynthe–minded)
Announcing Our First Stretch Goal!
It’s official! Starting next year, Mark (of Mark Reads/Watches fame) will finally be tackling the Young Wizards series!
Not only that, he’s also kindly agreed to be one of our stretch goals for our upcoming fundraising campaign, meaning that if we raise enough money he will come to the con and do his thing LIVE on stage. If you don’t know what “his thing” is exactly, you can check his reviews out on MarkReads and MarkWatches, as well as finding him on tumblr, twitter, and youtube.
That’s all we have to say for now, but stay tuned in the coming months for more on our campaign and how you can help get Mark to CrossingsCon as well as just generally making this convention a reality.
Cousins, are you getting excited? We hope so, because honestly, we’ve got so much more coming down the pipeline and we can’t wait to share it with you!
CrossingsCon is June 24-26, 2016!
We are happier than Mamvish in a tomato patch to announce that CrossingsCon will be at the Courtyard Newark Downtown on June 24-26, 2016!
The plan is to have panels, activities, gatherings, heated discussions, fic readings, hangouts, optional!cuddle piles, watch parties, and general group fun things at the hotel on the 24th and 25th. On the 26th, we’re taking the train into New York City for the So You Want To See Manhattan tour of Young Wizards-related sites in the city.
The room block for the Courtyard Newark Downtown will be open soon (we’ll post the link when it’s ready), with rooms available from Thursday through Monday. King rooms will be $124/night and double/double rooms will be $139/night. The hotel has shuttle service from Newark airport and free internet, and it sits right in the middle of downtown Newark, so there are plenty of restaurants nearby.
We’ll have hotel info updated on the website in just a little bit. In the meantime, stay tuned for further announcements, including how to buy your badge, how you can help CrossingsCon get off the ground, and some great surprises we haven’t even hinted at yet!
Had the weirdest dream last night
It involved a cafe/bar/some kind of establishment where fictional characters kept showing up and no one noticed anything wrong until it was explicitly pointed out. They were all pretty polite though. Until the Lone Power showed up and Nita defeated it in a rap battle or something like that. But with free-form poetry instead.
It was cool.
DELAYING THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE ONE LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIP AT A TIME
Me summarizing basically the entire young wizards series (via maelstromatic)
In Life’s name, I will keep going.
For Life’s sake, I won’t give up.
I say that I will use the Art for nothing but the service of Life
(Even if it’s just my own)
I will try to guard growth and ease pain
(And forgive myself when I fail)
I will fight to preserve what grows and lives well in its own way
(Even when it hurts to care)
And I will change no object or creature unless its growth and life, or that of the system of which it is part, are threatened.
(I will bear the consequences of that change or lack of change)
To these ends, in the practice of my Art,
I will put aside fear for courage,
(Even though I am terrified every second)
And death for life,
(Even though the former haunts my days and nights)
When it is right to do so
Till Universe’s end
An informal poll, with an entirely real possibility of causing disagreement, strife, and eventually entropy (though I reckon the risk is worth it):
Which book is your favorite?
EITHER:
Deep Wizardry, for personal reasons I’d rather not get into, because of the Song of the Twelve and all that it entails, and for that one scene between Nita and Carl, which is honestly one of my favourite in the entire series.OR:
A Wizard Alone, specifically and exclusively the NME. Read that version just after I figured out that I myself was autistic, and damn.High Wizardry, always and forever.
A Wizard Alone, for how much the NME improves on the original.
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