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001 | Audience & Animals? on Myths & Samsara

Happy April Fool's Day! For the pagan holiday, I am dropping a new podcast. No, this is no joke. Read more below.
001 | Audience & Animals? on Myths & Samsara

Writing Fantasy Through Buddhist Cosmology

Welcome to Episode 1 of Myths & Samsara! In this short episode (~9 mins), Eunah asks me about the audience and the age group I write for. The conversation shifts to writing animal characters in a hierarchy shaped by Buddhist Cosmology. We explore this for human-animal relationships.

Topics in this episode:

  • Who I write for
  • Placement of animal characters in Buddhist cosmology
  • Samsara (video only)
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002 | Vijaya’s Story on Myths & Samsara
What is of most interest to me is Vijaya’s parentage, and grand parentage. The basis for my earlier novels. Episode 2 (~18 mins) is available April 15th, 2025.
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